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PZSTD(1) User Commands PZSTD(1)

PZSTD - parallelized Zstandard compression, a la pigz

pzstd [args] [FILE(s)]

# : number of threads to use for (de)compression (default:<numcpus>)

-#
: # compression level (1-19, default:<numcpus>)
: decompression
file : result stored into `file` (only if 1 input file)
: overwrite output without prompting, (de)compress links
: remove source file(s) after successful (de)compression
: preserve source file(s) (default)
: display help and exit
: display version number and exit
: verbose mode; specify multiple times to increase log level (default:2)
: suppress warnings; specify twice to suppress errors too
: write to standard output (even if it is the console)
: operate recursively on directories
: enable levels beyond 19, up to 22 (requires more memory)
: integrity check (default)
: no integrity check
: test compressed file integrity
--
: all arguments after "--" are treated as files
March 2023 PZSTD version: 1.5.4.