dictzip, dictunzip - compress (or expand) files, allowing random access

DICTZIP(1) DICTZIP(1) NAME dictzip, dictunzip - compress (or expand) files, allowing random access SYNOPSIS dictzip [options] name dictunzip [options] name DESCRIPTION dictzip compresses files using the gzip(1) algorithm (LZ77) in a manner which is completely compatible with the gzip file format. An extension to the gzip file format (Extra Field, described in 2.3.1.1 of RFC 1952) allows extra data

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" The CHLEN field specifies the length of a "chunk" of data. The CHCNT field specifies how many chunks are preset, and the CHCNT words of data specifies how long each chunk is after compression (i.e., in the current compressed file). "