NAME

       clzip - reduces the size of files

SYNOPSIS

       clzip [options] [files]

DESCRIPTION

       Clzip  is  a C language version of lzip, fully compatible with lzip 1.4 or newer. As clzip
       is written in C, it may be easier to integrate  in  applications  like  package  managers,
       embedded devices, or systems lacking a C++ compiler.

       Lzip  is  a  lossless  data compressor with a user interface similar to the one of gzip or
       bzip2. Lzip can compress about as fast as gzip (lzip -0) or compress most files more  than
       bzip2  (lzip  -9).  Decompression  speed  is  intermediate between gzip and bzip2. Lzip is
       better than gzip and bzip2 from a data  recovery  perspective.  Lzip  has  been  designed,
       written   and  tested  with  great  care  to  replace  gzip  and  bzip2  as  the  standard
       general-purpose compressed format for unix-like systems.

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, --member-size=<bytes>
              set member size limit in bytes

       -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]

       -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]

       -S, --volume-size=<bytes>
              set volume size limit in bytes

       -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 '-', clzip  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 clzip to panic.

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  ©  2019  Antonio  Diaz  Diaz.   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 clzip is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and clzip
       programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info clzip

       should give you access to the complete manual.