compress-compress, uncompress, zcat compress, uncompress files, or display expanded files

`compress`—compress, uncompress, zcat compress, uncompress files, or display expanded files


compress [ –cfv ] [ –b bits ] [ filename... ]

uncompress [ –cv ] [ filename... ]

zcat [ filename... ]

compress reduces the size of the named files using adaptive Lempel-Ziv coding. Whenever possible, each file is replaced by one with a .Z extension. The ownership modes, access time, and modification time will stay the same. If no files are specified, the standard input is compressed to the standard output.

Example A.14.


1   compress -v book

    book:Compression:35.07% -- replaced with book.Z

2   ls

    book.Z

EXPLANATION

Compresses the book into a file called book.Z and displays the percentage that the file was compressed and its new name.

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compress—compress, uncompress, zcat compress, uncompress files, or display expanded files

Example A.14.

`compress`—compress, uncompress, zcat compress, uncompress files, or display expanded files