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NAME

       wimoptimize - Optimize a WIM archive

SYNOPSIS

       wimoptimize WIMFILE [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

       wimoptimize,  or  equivalently wimlib-imagex optimize, rebuilds the standalone WIM archive
       WIMFILE.  The new WIM is written to a temporary file, and it is renamed  to  the  original
       file  when  it's  ready.   This  will remove any holes that have been left in the WIM as a
       result of appending or deleting files or images, so the new WIM may be  smaller  than  the
       old WIM.

       By  default,  wimoptimize  will reuse (not recompress) compressed data and will not change
       the solid or pipable status of the WIM.  However, it can also perform recompression and/or
       convert  between  solid,  non-solid,  pipable,  and  non-pipable WIMs; see the options and
       examples below.

OPTIONS

       --check
             Before optimizing the WIM, verify its  integrity  if  it  contains  extra  integrity
             information.  Also include extra integrity information in the optimized WIM, even if
             it was not present before.

       --nocheck
             Do not include extra integrity information in the optimized  WIM,  even  if  it  was
             present before.

       --include-integrity
             Include  extra  integrity  information  in  the optimized WIM, i.e. like --check but
             don't also verify the WIM beforehand.

       --recompress
             Recompress all data in  the  WIM  while  optimizing  it.   This  will  significantly
             increase  the  time  needed  to  optimize  the  WIM,  but  it may result in a better
             compression ratio if wimlib can do a better job than the program  that  created  the
             WIM  ---  which  is  likely  the  case if the WIM was Microsoft-created, as wimlib's
             compressors are slightly stronger.

       --compress=TYPE[:LEVEL]
             Recompress the  WIM  using  the  specified  compression  type,  and  optionally  the
             specified  compression  level for that compression type.  This implies --recompress.
             See the documentation for this option to wimcapture(1) for more details.

       --chunk-size=SIZE
             Set the WIM compression chunk size to SIZE.  See the documentation for  this  option
             to wimcapture(1) for more details.

       --solid
             Create  a  "solid"  archive  that  compresses multiple files together.  This usually
             results in a significantly better compression ratio but has  disadvantages  such  as
             reduced  compatibility.   See the documentation for this option to wimcapture(1) for
             more details.

       --solid-compress=TYPE[:LEVEL]
             Like --compress, but set the compression type used  in  solid  resources.   See  the
             documentation for this option to wimcapture(1) for more details.

       --solid-chunk-size=SIZE
             Like  --chunk-size,  but  set  the  chunk  size  used  in  solid resources.  See the
             documentation for this option to wimcapture(1) for more details.

       --threads=NUM_THREADS
             Number of threads to use for  compressing  data.   Default:  autodetect  (number  of
             processors).

       --pipable
             Rebuild the WIM so that it can be applied fully sequentially, including from a pipe.
             See wimcapture(1) for more details about creating pipable WIMs.   By  default,  when
             neither  --pipable  or --not-pipable is specified, the optimized WIM will be pipable
             if and only if it was pipable before.

       --not-pipable
             Rebuild the WIM in the non-pipable format.

       --unsafe-compact
             Compact the WIM in-place, without using a temporary file.   Existing  resources  are
             shifted  down  to  fill  holes and new resources are appended as needed.  The WIM is
             truncated to its final size, which may  shrink  the  on-disk  file.   This  is  more
             efficient  than  a  full  rebuild, but it is only supported when no recompression is
             being done.  More importantly, AN  UNSAFE  COMPACTION  OPERATION  CANNOT  BE  SAFELY
             INTERRUPTED!   If  the operation is interrupted, then the WIM will be corrupted, and
             it may be impossible (or at least very difficult)  to  recover  any  data  from  it.
             Users  of  this  option  are  expected  to  know  what  they  are  doing  and assume
             responsibility for any data corruption that may result.

NOTES

       wimoptimize does not support split WIMs or delta WIMs.  For  such  files,  consider  using
       wimexport(1) instead.  Note that wimoptimize is roughly equivalent to:

              wimexport WIMFILE all tmp.wim && mv tmp.wim WIMFILE

EXAMPLES

       Rebuild 'install.wim':

              wimoptimize install.wim

       Rebuild and recompress 'install.wim':

              wimoptimize install.wim --recompress

       Rebuild  and  recompress 'install.wim' using LZX ("maximum") compression at a higher-than-
       default compression level.  The compression chunk size remains  unchanged.   This  command
       will  be  slow,  but  it  might  be  useful  for  optimizing  files for distribution.  See
       https://wimlib.net/compression.html for some benchmark results.

              wimoptimize install.wim --compress=LZX:100

       Recompress 'install.wim' using solid-mode compression, then rename  it  to  ´install.esd´.
       This  will  decrease  the  archive  size  significantly.   (Also consider using 'wimexport
       install.wim all install.esd --solid'.):

              wimoptimize install.wim --solid
              mv install.wim install.esd

       Turn 'install.esd' back into 'install.wim':

              wimoptimize install.esd --compress=LZX
              mv install.esd install.wim

SEE ALSO

       wimlib-imagex(1) wimexport(1) wimverify(1)