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

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

       -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]

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

       -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]

       -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, 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...  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 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  ©  2015  Antonio  Diaz  Diaz.   Using  lzlib  1.7  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 1.4                                           July 2015                                           PLZIP(1)