NAME

       zlib-flate - raw zlib compression program

SYNOPSIS

       zlib-flate -compress | -uncompress

DESCRIPTION

       The zlib-flate program is part of the qpdf package.

       The  zlib-flate  program  reads  from  standard input and writes to standard output either
       compressing or uncompressing its input using raw zlib compression.   It  can  be  used  to
       uncompress  or  compress  raw  PDF  streams or other data that is compressed with raw zlib
       compression.  This program is provided primarily as a debugging tool, though it  could  be
       used for other purposes, such as being called from a script that creates simple PDF files.

       This program should not be used as a general purpose compression tool.  Use something like
       gzip(1) instead.

       For  details  about  qpdf,  please  see  the  qpdf  manual,  which   can   be   found   in
       /usr/share/doc/qpdf/qpdf-manual.html or /usr/share/doc/qpdf/qpdf-manual.pdf.

SEE ALSO

       qpdf(1), gzip(1)