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| author | Yann Collet <cyan@fb.com> | 2016-11-28 07:23:40 (GMT) |
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| committer | Yann Collet <cyan@fb.com> | 2016-11-28 07:23:40 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/programs/lz4.1.md b/programs/lz4.1.md index 64ce428..f10680d 100644 --- a/programs/lz4.1.md +++ b/programs/lz4.1.md @@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ The native file format is the `.lz4` format. ### Difference between lz4 and gzip -`lz4` supports a command line syntax similar -_but not identical_ to `gzip(1)`. +`lz4` supports a command line syntax similar _but not identical_ to `gzip(1)`. Differences are : * `lz4` preserves original files @@ -44,7 +43,11 @@ Differences are : (use `-q` to silent them) Default behaviors can be modified by opt-in commands, described below. -`lz4 --quiet --multiple` more closely mimics `gzip` behavior. +`lz4 -m` more closely follows `gzip` command line syntax, +supporting compression of multiple files into `.lz4`, +the last remaining difference being that source files are preserved by default. +Since it's also possible to erase source file using opt-in command `--rm`, +`lz4 -m --rm` behaves the same as `gzip`. ### Concatenation of .lz4 files @@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ only the latest one will be applied. With `-m`, it is possible to specify any number of input filenames. Each of them will be compressed independently, and the resulting name of each compressed file will be `filename.lz4`. + This mode also reduces notification level. * `-B#`: Block size \[4-7\](default : 7)<br/> |