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Dees_Troy3bde1232012-09-22 08:10:28 -04001pigz 2.2.5 (xx Apr 2012) by Mark Adler
Dees_Troy51a0e822012-09-05 15:24:24 -04002
3pigz, which stands for Parallel Implementation of GZip, is a fully functional
4replacement for gzip that exploits multiple processors and multiple cores to
5the hilt when compressing data.
6
7pigz was written by Mark Adler, and uses the zlib and pthread libraries.
8
9This version of pigz is written to be portable across Unix-style operating
10systems that provide the zlib and pthread libraries.
11
12Type "make" in this directory to build the "pigz" executable. You can then
13install the executable wherever you like in your path (e.g. /usr/local/bin/).
14Type "pigz" to see the command help and all of the command options.
15
16The latest version of pigz can be found at http://zlib.net/pigz/ . You need
17zlib version 1.2.3 or later to compile pigz. You can find the latest version
18of zlib at http://zlib.net/ . You can look in pigz.c for the change history.
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20Questions, comments, bug reports, fixes, etc. can be emailed to Mark at his
21address in the license below.
22
23The license from pigz.c is copied here:
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25 This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
26 warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
27 arising from the use of this software.
28
29 Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
30 including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
31 freely, subject to the following restrictions:
32
33 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
34 claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
35 in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
36 appreciated but is not required.
37 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
38 misrepresented as being the original software.
39 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
40
41 Mark Adler
42 madler@alumni.caltech.edu
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44 Mark accepts donations for providing this software. Donations are not
45 required or expected. Any amount that you feel is appropriate would be
46 appreciated. You can use this link:
47
48 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=536055