NAME

       lzip - reduces the size of files

SYNOPSIS

       lzip [options] [files]

DESCRIPTION

       Lzip - LZMA lossless data compressor.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

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

       -c, --stdout
              send output to standard output

       -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

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

       -o, --output=<file>
              if reading stdin, place the output into <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

       If  no  file  names  are  given,  lzip 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...  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
       --match-length and --dictionary-size 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 lzip to panic.

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright   ©   2015   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  lzip is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and lzip programs are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info lzip

       should give you access to the complete manual.

lzip 1.17                                           July 2015                                            LZIP(1)