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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2008-12-11 Donal K. Fellows <dkf@users.sf.net> + + * doc/zlib.n: Added a start at the documentation. Still very rough. + 2008-12-11 Jan Nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sf.net> * win/Makefile.in: fix Windows build (mingw) for TIP #234 implementation diff --git a/doc/zlib.n b/doc/zlib.n new file mode 100644 index 0000000..256efec --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/zlib.n @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +'\" +'\" Copyright (c) 2008 Donal K. Fellows +'\" +'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution +'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. +'\" +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: zlib.n,v 1.1 2008/12/11 16:50:51 dkf Exp $ +'\" +.so man.macros +.TH zlib n 8.6 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.BS +'\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! +.SH NAME +zlib \- compression and decompression operations +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +\fBzlib \fIsubcommand arg ...\fR +.fi +.BE +.SH DESCRIPTION +.PP +The \fBzlib\fR command provides access to the compression facilities of the +Zlib library. It has the following subcommands +.TP +\fBzlib adler32\fI string\fR ?\fIinitValue\fR? +. +.TP +\fBzlib compress\fI string\fR ?\fIlevel\fR? +. +.TP +\fBzlib crc32\fI string\fR ?\fIinitValue\fR? +. +.TP +\fBzlib decompress\fI string\fR ?\fIbufferSize\fR? +. +.TP +\fBzlib deflate\fI string\fR ?\fIlevel\fR? +. +.TP +\fBzlib gunzip\fI string\fR ?\fIbufferSize\fR? +. +.TP +\fBzlib gzip\fI string\fR ?\fIlevel\fR? +. +.TP +\fBzlib inflate\fI string\fR ?\fIbufferSize\fR? +. +.TP +\fBzlib stack\fI channel\fR +. +.TP +\fBzlib stream\fI mode\fR ?\fIlevel\fR? +. +Creates a streaming compression or decompression command based on the +\fImode\fR, and return the name of the command. For a description of how that +command works, see \fBSTREAMING COMMAND\fR below. The following modes are +supported: +.RS +.TP +\fBzlib stream compress\fR +. +.TP +\fBzlib stream decompress\fR +. +.TP +\fBzlib stream deflate\fR +. +.TP +\fBzlib stream gunzip\fR +. +.TP +\fBzlib stream gzip\fR +. +.TP +\fBzlib stream inflate\fR +. +.RE +.TP +\fBzlib unstack\fI channel\fR +. +Reverses the effects of \fBzlib stack\fR on the channel called \fIchannel\fR. +.SH EXAMPLES +.PP +To compress a Tcl string, it should be first converted to a particular charset +encoding since the \fBzlib\fR command always operates on binary strings. +.PP +.CS +set compressed [\fBzlib deflate\fR [encoding convertto utf8 $string]] +.CE +.PP +When converting back, it is also important to reverse the charset encoding: +.PP +.CS +set string [encoding convertfrom utf8 [\fBzlib inflate\fR $compressed]] +.CE +.SH "SEE ALSO" +binary(n), chan(n), encoding(n) +.SH "KEYWORDS" +compress, decompress, deflate, gzip, inflate +'\" Local Variables: +'\" mode: nroff +'\" End: |