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NAME
       Lzip - data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm

SYNOPSIS
       lzip [options] [files]

DESCRIPTION
       Lzip - A data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

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

       -c, --stdout
              send output to standard output

       -d, --decompress
              decompress

       -f, --force
              overwrite existing output files

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

       -m, --match-length=<n>
              set match length limit in bytes [80]

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

       -q, --quiet
              suppress all messages

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

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

       -t, --test
              test compressed file integrity

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

       -1 .. -9
              set compression level [default 6]



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LZIP(1)                   User Commands                   LZIP(1)


       --fast alias for -1

       --best alias for -9

       If  no  file  names  are  given, lzip compresses or decom-
       presses 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...

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

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2010 Antonio Diaz Diaz.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
       This  is  free software: you are free to change and redis-
       tribute 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.




























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