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author | Yann Collet <cyan@fb.com> | 2016-12-08 22:17:40 (GMT) |
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committer | Yann Collet <cyan@fb.com> | 2016-12-08 22:25:04 (GMT) |
commit | de93e9e5d84fef6c5741ff0d72306fdb2baade1e (patch) | |
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fix #285 : lz4cat doesn't work with stdin (reported by @beiDei8z)
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diff --git a/programs/lz4.1.md b/programs/lz4.1.md index 83a08b6..48f3152 100644 --- a/programs/lz4.1.md +++ b/programs/lz4.1.md @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Differences are : * `lz4` preserves original files * `lz4` compresses a single file by default (see `-m` for multiple files) * `lz4 file1 file2` means : compress file1 _into_ file2 + * `lz4 file.lz4` will default to decompression (use `-z` to force compression) * `lz4` shows real-time notification statistics during compression or decompression of a single file (use `-q` to silent them) @@ -43,15 +44,16 @@ Differences are : `file` is compressed into `file.lz4`. * As a consequence of previous rules, note the following example : `lz4 file | consumer` sends compressed data to `consumer` through `stdout`, - hence it does _not_ create any `file.lz4`. + hence it does _not_ create `file.lz4`. Default behaviors can be modified by opt-in commands, detailed below. * `lz4 -m` makes it possible to provide multiple input filenames, which will be compressed into files using suffix `.lz4`. - Progress notifications are also disabled by default. + Progress notifications are also disabled by default (use `-v` to enable them). This mode has a behavior which more closely mimics `gzip` command line, - with the main difference being that source files are preserved by default. + with the main remaining difference being that source files are preserved by default. + * Similarly, `lz4 -m -d` can decompress multiple `*.lz4` files. * It's possible to opt-in to erase source files on successful compression or decompression, using `--rm` command. * Consequently, `lz4 -m --rm` behaves the same as `gzip`. |