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diff --git a/zlib/zlib.3 b/zlib/zlib.3 deleted file mode 100644 index bda4eb0..0000000 --- a/zlib/zlib.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,149 +0,0 @@ -.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 |