zck_gen_zdict(1)

The utility reads the specified zchunk file, extracts the dictionary used during the compression, and optionally uncompr

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Description

ZCK_GEN_ZDICT(1) General Commands Manual ZCK_GEN_ZDICT(1)

NAME

zck_gen_zdict — extract a dictionary and optionally the separate chunks from a zdict file

SYNOPSIS

zck_gen_zdict [-d directory --dir=directory] [-v --verbose] file
zck_gen_zdict -
? | --help | --usage | --version

DESCRIPTION

The zck_gen_zdict utility reads the specified zchunk file, extracts the dictionary used during the compression, and optionally uncompresses the individual chunks into the specified directory.

The zck_gen_zdict utility accepts the following optional arguments:

-d, --dir

In addition to extracting the dictionary, uncompress the individual chunks as sequential files into the specified directory.

-v, --verbose

Verbose operation; display some diagnostic output.

-?, --help

Display program usage information and exit.

--usage

Display brief program usage information and exit.

--version

Display program version information and exit.

EXIT STATUS

The zck_gen_zdict utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

EXAMPLES

Extract a zchunk file’s dictionary into the words.txt.zdict file:

zck_gen_zdict words.txt.zck

Extract the dictionary into words.txt.zdict and also the chunks into the chunks/ directory:

zck_gen_zdict -d chunks/ words.txt.zck

SEE ALSO

unzck(1), zck(1), zck_delta_size(1), zck_read_header(1), zckdl(1)

AUTHOR

The zck_gen_zdict utility was written by Jonathan Dieter <jdieter@gmail.com>. This manual page stub was written by Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>. GNU May 31, 2020 ZCK_GEN_ZDICT(1)