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-.TH ZLIB 3 "19 Apr 2010"
-.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 example.c
-and
-.IR 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 available in Java using the java.util.zip package:
-.IP
-http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Programming/compression/
-.LP
-A Perl interface to
-.IR zlib ,
-written by Paul Marquess (pmqs@cpan.org),
-is available at CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) sites,
-including:
-.IP
-http://search.cpan.org/~pmqs/IO-Compress-Zlib/
-.LP
-A Python interface to
-.IR zlib ,
-written by A.M. Kuchling (amk@magnet.com),
-is available in Python 1.5 and later versions:
-.IP
-http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-zlib.html
-.LP
-.I zlib
-is built into
-.IR tcl:
-.IP
-http://wiki.tcl.tk/4610
-.LP
-An experimental package to read and write files in .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 zlib library is described by RFC
-(Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files:
-.IP
-http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (for the zlib header and trailer format)
-.br
-http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt (for the deflate compressed data format)
-.br
-http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1952.txt (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
-Version 1.2.5
-Copyright (C) 1995-2010 Jean-loup Gailly (jloup@gzip.org)
-and Mark Adler (madler@alumni.caltech.edu).
-.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.
-See the distribution directory with respect to requirements
-governing redistribution.
-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