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updated README, mentioning .zst suffix
authorYann Collet <cyan@fb.com>
Mon, 31 Oct 2016 22:48:58 +0000 (15:48 -0700)
committerYann Collet <cyan@fb.com>
Mon, 31 Oct 2016 22:48:58 +0000 (15:48 -0700)
README.md

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**Zstd**, short for Zstandard, is a fast lossless compression algorithm,
__Zstandard__, or `zstd` as short version, is a fast lossless compression algorithm,
  targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level and better compression ratios.
 
-It is provided as an open-source BSD-licensed **C** library.
+It is provided as an open-source BSD-licensed **C** library,
+and a command line utility producing and decoding `.zst` compressed files.
 For other programming languages,
 you can consult a list of known ports on [Zstandard homepage](http://www.zstd.net/#other-languages).
 
@@ -16,17 +17,17 @@ As a reference, several fast compression algorithms were tested and compared on
 [Silesia compression corpus]: http://sun.aei.polsl.pl/~sdeor/index.php?page=silesia
 
 
-|Name             | Ratio | C.speed | D.speed |
-|-----------------|-------|--------:|--------:|
-|                 |       |   MB/s  |  MB/s   |
-|**zstd 0.8.2 -1**|**2.877**|**330**| **940** |
-| [zlib] 1.2.8 -1 | 2.730 |    95   |   360   |
-| brotli 0.4 -0   | 2.708 |   320   |   375   |
-| QuickLZ 1.5     | 2.237 |   510   |   605   |
-| LZO 2.09        | 2.106 |   610   |   870   |
-| [LZ4] r131      | 2.101 |   620   |  3100   |
-| Snappy 1.1.3    | 2.091 |   480   |  1600   |
-| LZF 3.6         | 2.077 |   375   |   790   |
+| Name                    | Ratio | C.speed | D.speed |
+|-------------------------|-------|--------:|--------:|
+|                         |       |   MB/s  |  MB/s   |
+|**zstd 0.8.2 -1**      |**2.877**| **330** | **940** |
+| [zlib] 1.2.8 deflate -1 | 2.730 |    95   |   360   |
+| brotli 0.4 -0           | 2.708 |   320   |   375   |
+| QuickLZ 1.5             | 2.237 |   510   |   605   |
+| LZO 2.09                | 2.106 |   610   |   870   |
+| [LZ4] r131              | 2.101 |   620   |  3100   |
+| Snappy 1.1.3            | 2.091 |   480   |  1600   |
+| LZF 3.6                 | 2.077 |   375   |   790   |
 
 [zlib]:http://www.zlib.net/
 [LZ4]: http://www.lz4.org/