From: Yann Collet Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 01:20:54 +0000 (-0800) Subject: updated man page X-Git-Tag: v1.3.3^2~29 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2fd765498a750f009404feedd26f8e8f60f83a1e;p=thirdparty%2Fzstd.git updated man page following patch #931 by @scottchiefbaker --- diff --git a/programs/zstd.1 b/programs/zstd.1 index 8187c7403..eb53e2c33 100644 --- a/programs/zstd.1 +++ b/programs/zstd.1 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ . -.TH "ZSTD" "1" "September 2017" "zstd 1.3.1" "User Commands" +.TH "ZSTD" "1" "November 2017" "zstd 1.3.2" "User Commands" . .SH "NAME" \fBzstd\fR \- zstd, zstdmt, unzstd, zstdcat \- Compress or decompress \.zst files @@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ In most places where an integer argument is expected, an optional suffix is supp . .TP \fBKiB\fR -Multiply the integer by 1,024 (2\e \fBKi\fR, \fBK\fR, and \fBKB\fR are accepted as synonyms for \fBKiB\fR\. +Multiply the integer by 1,024 (2^10)\. \fBKi\fR, \fBK\fR, and \fBKB\fR are accepted as synonyms for \fBKiB\fR\. . .TP \fBMiB\fR -Multiply the integer by 1,048,576 (2\e \fBMi\fR, \fBM\fR, and \fBMB\fR are accepted as synonyms for \fBMiB\fR\. +Multiply the integer by 1,048,576 (2^20)\. \fBMi\fR, \fBM\fR, and \fBMB\fR are accepted as synonyms for \fBMiB\fR\. . .SS "Operation mode" If multiple operation mode options are given, the last one takes effect\. @@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ cut file(s) into independent blocks of size # (default: no block) \fB\-\-priority=rt\fR set process priority to real\-time . +.P +\fBOutput Format:\fR CompressionLevel#Filename : IntputSize \-> OutputSize (CompressionRatio), CompressionSpeed, DecompressionSpeed +. +.P +\fBMethodology:\fR For both compression and decompression speed, the entire input is compressed/decompressed in\-memory to measure speed\. A run lasts at least 1 sec, so when files are small, they are compressed/decompressed several times per run, in order to improve measurement accuracy\. +. .SH "ADVANCED COMPRESSION OPTIONS" . .SS "\-\-zstd[=options]:"