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Zlib 3

Zlib is a general purpose data compression librar y. It provides in-memory compression and decompression functions. Zlib does not install any signal handler.

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Zlib 3

Zlib is a general purpose data compression librar y. It provides in-memory compression and decompression functions. Zlib does not install any signal handler.

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ZLIB(3)

ZLIB(3)

NAME
zlib compression/decompression librar y

SYNOPSIS
[see zlib.h for full description]

DESCRIPTION
The zlib librar y is a general purpose data compression librar y. The code is thread safe, assuming that the standard librar y 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 librar y suppor ts only one compression method (deation) but other algorithms may be added later with the same stream interface. 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. The librar y also supports reading and writing les in gzip(1) (.gz) format with an interface similar to that of stdio. The librar y does not install any signal handler. The decoder checks the consistency of the compressed data, so the librar y should never crash even in the case of corrupted input. All functions of the compression librar y are documented in the le zlib.h. The distribution source includes examples of use of the librar y in the les example.c and minigzip.c, as well as other examples in the examples/ director y. Changes to this version are documented in the le ChangeLog that accompanies the source. zlib is available in Java using the java.util.zip package: http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalAr ticles/Programming/compression/ A Perl interface to zlib, written by Paul Marquess ([email protected]), is available at CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) sites, including: http://search.cpan.org/pmqs/IO-Compress-Zlib/ A Python interface to zlib, written by A.M. Kuchling ([email protected]), is available in Python 1.5 and later versions: http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-zlib.html zlib is built into tcl: http://wiki.tcl.tk/4610 An experimental package to read and write les in .zip format, written on top of zlib by Gilles Vollant ([email protected]), is available at: http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html and also in the contrib/minizip directory of the main zlib source distribution.

SEE ALSO
The zlib web site can be found at: http://zlib.net/ The data format used by the zlib librar y is described by RFC (Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the les: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (for the zlib header and trailer format) http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt (for the deate compressed data format) http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1952.txt (for the gzip header and trailer format) Mark Nelson wrote an article about zlib for the Jan. 1997 issue of Dr. Dobbs Journal; a copy of the article is available at:

19 Apr 2010

ZLIB(3)

ZLIB(3)

http://marknelson.us/1997/01/01/zlib-engine/

REPORTING PROBLEMS
Before reporting a problem, please check the zlib web site to verify that you have the latest version of zlib; otherwise, obtain the latest version and see if the problem still exists. Please read the zlib FAQ at: http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html before asking for help. Send questions and/or comments to [email protected], or (for the Windows DLL version) to Gilles Vollant ([email protected]).

AUTHORS
Version 1.2.5 Copyright (C) 1995-2010 Jean-loup Gailly ([email protected]) and Mark Adler ([email protected]). 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. See the distribution director y with respect to requirements governing redistribution. The deate format used by zlib was dened by Phil Katz. The deate and zlib specications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. Thanks to all the people who reported problems and suggested various improvements in zlib; who are too numerous to cite here. UNIX manual page by ([email protected]). R. P. C. Rodgers, U.S. National Librar y of Medicine

19 Apr 2010

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