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.