compress
Compress files using the Unix compress command.
More information: https://manned.org/compress.1.
- Compress specific files:
compress path/to/file1 path/to/file2 …
- Compress specific files, ignore non-existent ones:
compress -f path/to/file1 path/to/file2 …
- Specify the maximum compression bits (9-16 bits):
compress -b bits
- Write to
stdout(no files are changed):
compress -c path/to/file
- Decompress files (functions like
uncompress):
compress -d path/to/file
- Display compression percentage:
compress -v path/to/file