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diff --git a/zlib/zlib.3 b/zlib/zlib.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bda4eb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/zlib/zlib.3 @@ -0,0 +1,149 @@ +.TH ZLIB 3 "15 Jan 2017" +.SH NAME +zlib \- compression/decompression library +.SH SYNOPSIS +[see +.I zlib.h +for full description] +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +.I zlib +library is a general purpose data compression library. +The code is thread safe, assuming that the standard library functions +used are thread safe, such as memory allocation routines. +It provides in-memory compression and decompression functions, +including integrity checks of the uncompressed data. +This version of the library supports only one compression method (deflation) +but other algorithms may be added later +with the same stream interface. +.LP +Compression can be done in a single step if the buffers are large enough +or can be done by repeated calls of the compression function. +In the latter case, +the application must provide more input and/or consume the output +(providing more output space) before each call. +.LP +The library also supports reading and writing files in +.IR gzip (1) +(.gz) format +with an interface similar to that of stdio. +.LP +The library does not install any signal handler. +The decoder checks the consistency of the compressed data, +so the library should never crash even in the case of corrupted input. +.LP +All functions of the compression library are documented in the file +.IR zlib.h . +The distribution source includes examples of use of the library +in the files +.I test/example.c +and +.IR test/minigzip.c, +as well as other examples in the +.IR examples/ +directory. +.LP +Changes to this version are documented in the file +.I ChangeLog +that accompanies the source. +.LP +.I zlib +is built in to many languages and operating systems, including but not limited to +Java, Python, .NET, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Swift, and Go. +.LP +An experimental package to read and write files in the .zip format, +written on top of +.I zlib +by Gilles Vollant (info@winimage.com), +is available at: +.IP +http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html +and also in the +.I contrib/minizip +directory of the main +.I zlib +source distribution. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +The +.I zlib +web site can be found at: +.IP +http://zlib.net/ +.LP +The data format used by the +.I zlib +library is described by RFC +(Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files: +.IP +http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1950 (for the zlib header and trailer format) +.br +http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1951 (for the deflate compressed data format) +.br +http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1952 (for the gzip header and trailer format) +.LP +Mark Nelson wrote an article about +.I zlib +for the Jan. 1997 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal; +a copy of the article is available at: +.IP +http://marknelson.us/1997/01/01/zlib-engine/ +.SH "REPORTING PROBLEMS" +Before reporting a problem, +please check the +.I zlib +web site to verify that you have the latest version of +.IR zlib ; +otherwise, +obtain the latest version and see if the problem still exists. +Please read the +.I zlib +FAQ at: +.IP +http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html +.LP +before asking for help. +Send questions and/or comments to zlib@gzip.org, +or (for the Windows DLL version) to Gilles Vollant (info@winimage.com). +.SH AUTHORS AND LICENSE +Version 1.2.11 +.LP +Copyright (C) 1995-2017 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler +.LP +This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied +warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages +arising from the use of this software. +.LP +Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, +including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it +freely, subject to the following restrictions: +.LP +.nr step 1 1 +.IP \n[step]. 3 +The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not +claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software +in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be +appreciated but is not required. +.IP \n+[step]. +Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be +misrepresented as being the original software. +.IP \n+[step]. +This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. +.LP +Jean-loup Gailly Mark Adler +.br +jloup@gzip.org madler@alumni.caltech.edu +.LP +The deflate format used by +.I zlib +was defined by Phil Katz. +The deflate and +.I zlib +specifications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. +Thanks to all the people who reported problems and suggested various +improvements in +.IR zlib ; +who are too numerous to cite here. +.LP +UNIX manual page by R. P. C. Rodgers, +U.S. National Library of Medicine (rodgers@nlm.nih.gov). +.\" end of man page |