NAME

       plzip - reduces the size of files

SYNOPSIS

       plzip [options] [files]

DESCRIPTION

       Plzip - Parallel compressor compatible with lzip.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

       -a, --trailing-error
              exit with error status if trailing data

       -B, --data-size=<bytes>
              set size of input data blocks [2x8=16 MiB]

       -c, --stdout
              write to standard output, keep input files

       -d, --decompress
              decompress

       -f, --force
              overwrite existing output files

       -F, --recompress
              force re-compression of compressed files

       -k, --keep
              keep (don't delete) input files

       -l, --list
              print (un)compressed file sizes

       -m, --match-length=<bytes>
              set match length limit in bytes [36]

       -n, --threads=<n>
              set number of (de)compression threads [2]

       -o, --output=<file>
              if reading standard input, write to <file>

       -q, --quiet
              suppress all messages

       -s, --dictionary-size=<bytes>
              set dictionary size limit in bytes [8 MiB]

       -t, --test
              test compressed file integrity

       -v, --verbose
              be verbose (a 2nd -v gives more)

       -0 .. -9
              set compression level [default 6]

       --fast alias for -0

       --best alias for -9

       --loose-trailing
              allow trailing data seeming corrupt header

       If  no file names are given, or if a file is '-', plzip compresses or decompresses from standard input to
       standard output.  Numbers may be followed by a multiplier: k = kB = 10^3 = 1000, Ki = KiB = 2^10 =  1024,
       M  = 10^6, Mi = 2^20, G = 10^9, Gi = 2^30, etc...  Dictionary sizes 12 to 29 are interpreted as powers of
       two, meaning 2^12 to 2^29 bytes.

       The bidimensional parameter space of LZMA can't be mapped to a linear scale optimal  for  all  files.  If
       your  files are large, very repetitive, etc, you may need to use the --dictionary-size and --match-length
       options directly to achieve optimal performance.

       Exit status: 0 for a normal exit, 1 for environmental  problems  (file  not  found,  invalid  flags,  I/O
       errors,  etc),  2  to  indicate a corrupt or invalid input file, 3 for an internal consistency error (eg,
       bug) which caused plzip to panic.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to lzip-bug@nongnu.org
       Plzip home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/plzip.html

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2009 Laszlo Ersek.
       Copyright © 2018 Antonio Diaz Diaz.  Using lzlib  1.10  License  GPLv2+:  GNU  GPL  version  2  or  later
       <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
       This  is  free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
       permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for plzip is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and plzip  programs  are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info plzip

       should give you access to the complete manual.

plzip 1.7                                         February 2018                                         PLZIP(1)