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NAME
       zstd  -  zstd,  zstdmt,  unzstd,  zstdcat - Compress or decompress .zst
       files
SYNOPSIS
       zstd [OPTIONS] [-|INPUT-FILE] [-o OUTPUT-FILE]
       zstdmt is equivalent to zstd -T0
       unzstd is equivalent to zstd -d
       zstdcat is equivalent to zstd -dcf
DESCRIPTION
       zstd is a fast lossless  compression  algorithm  and  data  compression
       tool,  with  command  line syntax similar to gzip (1) and xz (1). It is
       based on the LZ77 family, with further FSE & huff0 entropy stages. zstd
       offers  highly configurable compression speed, with fast modes at > 200
       MB/s per core, and strong modes nearing  lzma  compression  ratios.  It
       also features a very fast decoder, with speeds > 500 MB/s per core.
       zstd command line syntax is generally similar to gzip, but features the
       following differences :
       o   Source files are preserved by default. It's possible to remove them
           automatically by using the --rm command.
       o   When  compressing  a  single file, zstd displays progress notifica-
           tions and result summary by default. Use -q to turn them off.
       o   zstd does not accept input from console, but  it  properly  accepts
           stdin when it's not the console.
       o   zstd  displays a short help page when command line is an error. Use
           -q to turn it off.

       zstd compresses or decompresses each file  according  to  the  selected
       operation  mode.  If  no  files are given or file is -, zstd reads from
       standard input and writes the processed data to standard  output.  zstd
       will refuse to write compressed data to standard output if it is a ter-
       minal : it will display an error message and skip the file.  Similarly,
       zstd will refuse to read compressed data from standard input if it is a
       terminal.
       Unless --stdout or -o is specified, files are written  to  a  new  file
       whose name is derived from the source file name:
       o   When  compressing,  the suffix .zst is appended to the source file-
           name to get the target filename.
       o   When decompressing, the .zst suffix  is  removed  from  the  source
           filename to get the target filename

   Concatenation with .zst files
       It  is  possible  to concatenate .zst files as is. zstd will decompress
       such files as if they were a single .zst file.
OPTIONS
   Integer suffixes and special values
       In most places where an integer argument is expected, an optional  suf-
       fix  is  supported  to easily indicate large integers. There must be no
       space between the integer and the suffix.
       KiB    Multiply the integer by 1,024 (2^10). Ki, K, and KB are accepted
              as synonyms for KiB.
       MiB    Multiply  the  integer  by  1,048,576  (2^20). Mi, M, and MB are
              accepted as synonyms for MiB.
   Operation mode
       If multiple operation mode  options  are  given,  the  last  one  takes
       effect.
       -z, --compress
              Compress.  This  is the default operation mode when no operation
              mode option is specified and no other operation mode is  implied
              from  the  command  name  (for  example, unzstd implies --decom-
              press).
       -d, --decompress, --uncompress
              Decompress.
       -t, --test
              Test the integrity of compressed files. This option  is  equiva-
              lent  to --decompress --stdout except that the decompressed data
              is discarded instead of being written  to  standard  output.  No
              files are created or removed.
       -b#    Benchmark file(s) using compression level #
       --train FILEs
              Use FILEs as a training set to create a dictionary. The training
              set should contain a lot of small files (> 100).
       -l, --list
              Display information related to a zstd compressed file,  such  as
              size,  ratio,  and  checksum.  Some  of  these fields may not be
              available. This command can be augmented with the -v modifier.
   Operation modifiers
       o   -#: # compression level [1-19] (default: 3)
       o   --ultra: unlocks high compression levels 20+ (maximum 22), using  a
           lot  more  memory.  Note  that decompression will also require more
           memory when using these levels.
       o   --fast[=#]: switch to ultra-fast compression levels. If =#  is  not
           present,  it  defaults  to  1. The higher the value, the faster the
           compression speed, at the cost of some compression ratio. This set-
           ting  overwrites compression level if one was set previously. Simi-
           larly, if a compression level is set after --fast, it overrides it.
       o   -T#, --threads=#: Compress using # working threads (default: 1). If
           # is 0, attempt to detect and use the number of physical CPU cores.
           In all cases, the nb of threads is capped to  ZSTDMT_NBWORKERS_MAX,
           which  is either 64 in 32-bit mode, or 256 for 64-bit environments.
           This modifier does nothing if zstd is compiled without  multithread
           support.
       o   --single-thread:  Does  not  spawn  a thread for compression, use a
           single thread for both I/O and compression. In this mode,  compres-
           sion  is  serialized  with  I/O, which is slightly slower. (This is
           different from -T1, which spawns 1 compression thread  in  parallel
           of  I/O). This mode is the only one available when multithread sup-
           port is disabled. Single-thread mode features lower  memory  usage.
           Final compressed result is slightly different from -T1.
       o   --adapt[=min=#,max=#]  :  zstd  will  dynamically adapt compression
           level to perceived I/O conditions. Compression level adaptation can
           be observed live by using command -v. Adaptation can be constrained
           between supplied min and max levels. The feature  works  when  com-
           bined  with  multi-threading and --long mode. It does not work with
           --single-thread. It sets window size to 8 MB  by  default  (can  be
           changed  manually,  see wlog). Due to the chaotic nature of dynamic
           adaptation, compressed result is not reproducible. note  :  at  the
           time  of  this  writing, --adapt can remain stuck at low speed when
           combined with multiple worker threads (>=2).
       o   --long[=#]: enables long distance matching with # windowLog, if not
           #  is not present it defaults to 27. This increases the window size
           (windowLog) and memory usage for both the compressor and decompres-
           sor.  This setting is designed to improve the compression ratio for
           files with long matches at a large distance.
           Note: If windowLog is set to larger than  27,  --long=windowLog  or
           --memory=windowSize needs to be passed to the decompressor.
       o   -D DICT: use DICT as Dictionary to compress or decompress FILE(s)
       o   --patch-from FILE: Specify the file to be used as a reference point
           for zstd's diff engine. This is effectively dictionary  compression
           with  some convenient parameter selection, namely that windowSize >
           srcSize.
           Note: cannot use both this and -D together Note: --long  mode  will
           be automatically activated if chainLog < fileLog (fileLog being the
           windowLog required to cover the whole file). You can also  manually
           force  it. Node: for all levels, you can use --patch-from in --sin-
           gle-thread mode to improve compression ratio at the cost  of  speed
           Note:  for level 19, you can get increased compression ratio at the
           cost of speed by specifying --zstd=targetLength=  to  be  something
           large (i.e 4096), and by setting a large --zstd=chainLog=
       o   --rsyncable  :  zstd  will periodically synchronize the compression
           state to make the compressed file more rsync-friendly. There  is  a
           negligible  impact to compression ratio, and the faster compression
           levels will see a small compression speed hit.  This  feature  does
           not  work  with  --single-thread. You probably don't want to use it
           with long range mode, since it will decrease the  effectiveness  of
           the synchronization points, but your milage may vary.
       o   -C,  --[no-]check:  add  integrity check computed from uncompressed
           data (default: enabled)
       o   --[no-]content-size: enable / disable whether or not  the  original
           size  of  the  file is placed in the header of the compressed file.
           The default option is --content-size  (meaning  that  the  original
           size will be placed in the header).
       o   --no-dictID:  do  not store dictionary ID within frame header (dic-
           tionary compression). The decoder will have  to  rely  on  implicit
           knowledge  about which dictionary to use, it won't be able to check
           if it's correct.
       o   -M#, --memory=#: Set a memory usage limit.  By  default,  Zstandard
           uses  128  MB for decompression as the maximum amount of memory the
           decompressor is allowed to use, but you can override this  manually
           if  need  be  in either direction (ie. you can increase or decrease
           it).
           This is also used during compression when using with --patch-from=.
           In  this  case,  this parameter overrides that maximum size allowed
           for a dictionary. (128 MB).
       o   --stream-size=# : Sets the pledged source size of input coming from
           a  stream.  This value must be exact, as it will be included in the
           produced frame header. Incorrect stream sizes will cause an  error.
           This information will be used to better optimize compression param-
           eters, resulting in  better  and  potentially  faster  compression,
           especially for smaller source sizes.
       o   --size-hint=#:  When  handling input from a stream, zstd must guess
           how large the source  size  will  be  when  optimizing  compression
           parameters.  If the stream size is relatively small, this guess may
           be a poor  one,  resulting  in  a  higher  compression  ratio  than
           expected.  This  feature  allows  for  controlling  the  guess when
           needed. Exact guesses result in better compression ratios.  Overes-
           timates  result  in  slightly  degraded  compression  ratios, while
           underestimates may result in significant degradation.
       o   -o FILE: save result into FILE
       o   -f, --force: disable input and output  checks.  Allows  overwriting
           existing  files, input from console, output to stdout, operating on
           links, block devices, etc.
       o   -c, --stdout: force write to standard output, even  if  it  is  the
           console
       o   --[no-]sparse:  enable  /  disable sparse FS support, to make files
           with many zeroes smaller on disk. Creating sparse  files  may  save
           disk  space  and  speed  up decompression by reducing the amount of
           disk I/O. default: enabled when output is into a file, and disabled
           when output is stdout. This setting overrides default and can force
           sparse mode over stdout.
       o   --rm: remove source file(s) after successful compression or  decom-
           pression.  If used in combination with -o, will trigger a confirma-
           tion prompt (which can be silenced with -f), as this is a  destruc-
           tive operation.
       o   -k,  --keep:  keep  source  file(s) after successful compression or
           decompression. This is the default behavior.
       o   -r: operate recursively on directories
       o   --filelist FILE read a list of files to  process  as  content  from
           FILE. Format is compatible with ls output, with one file per line.
       o   --output-dir-flat  DIR:  resulting files are stored into target DIR
           directory, instead of same directory as origin file. Be aware  that
           this  command  can  introduce  name  collision  issues, if multiple
           files, from different directories, end up  having  the  same  name.
           Collision  resolution  ensures first file with a given name will be
           present in DIR, while in combination with -f, the last file will be
           present instead.
       o   --output-dir-mirror  DIR:  similar to --output-dir-flat, the output
           files are stored underneath target DIR directory, but  this  option
           will replicate input directory hierarchy into output DIR.
           If  input directory contains "..", the files in this directory will
           be ignored. If input  directory  is  an  absolute  directory  (i.e.
           "/var/tmp/abc"),    it    will    be    stored   into   the   "out-
           put-dir/var/tmp/abc". If there are multiple input files or directo-
           ries,  name  collision  resolution  will  follow  the same rules as
           --output-dir-flat.
       o   --format=FORMAT: compress and decompress in other formats. If  com-
           piled  with  support, zstd can compress to or decompress from other
           compression algorithm formats. Possibly available options are zstd,
           gzip, xz, lzma, and lz4. If no such format is provided, zstd is the
           default.
       o   -h/-H, --help: display help/long help and exit
       o   -V, --version: display version number and exit. Advanced : -vV also
           displays  supported  formats.  -vvV also displays POSIX support. -q
           will only display the version number, suitable for machine reading.
       o   -v, --verbose: verbose mode, display more information
       o   -q, --quiet: suppress warnings, interactivity,  and  notifications.
           specify twice to suppress errors too.
       o   --no-progress:  do not display the progress bar, but keep all other
           messages.
       o   --show-default-cparams: Shows the  default  compression  parameters
           that  will  be  used for a particular src file. If the provided src
           file is not a regular file (eg. named pipe), the cli will just out-
           put  the  default parameters. That is, the parameters that are used
           when the src size is unknown.
       o   --: All arguments after -- are treated as files

Parallel Zstd OPTIONS
       Additional options for the pzstd utility
       -p, --processes
               number of threads to use for (de)compression (default:4)


   Restricted usage of Environment Variables
       Using environment variables to set  parameters  has  security  implica-
       tions.   Therefore,  this  avenue  is  intentionally  restricted.  Only
       ZSTD_CLEVEL and ZSTD_NBTHREADS are currently supported.  They  set  the
       compression  level  and  number  of  threads to use during compression,
       respectively.
       ZSTD_CLEVEL can be used to set the level between 1 and 19 (the "normal"
       range).  If the value of ZSTD_CLEVEL is not a valid integer, it will be
       ignored with a warning message. ZSTD_CLEVEL just replaces  the  default
       compression level (3).
       ZSTD_NBTHREADS  can  be  used  to  set  the number of threads zstd will
       attempt to use during compression. If the value  of  ZSTD_NBTHREADS  is
       not  a  valid  unsigned integer, it will be ignored with a warning mes-
       sage. ZSTD_NBTHREADS has a default value of (1), and is capped at  ZST-
       DMT_NBWORKERS_MAX==200.  zstd must be compiled with multithread support
       for this to have any effect.
       They can both be overridden by corresponding command line arguments: -#
       for compression level and -T# for number of compression threads.
DICTIONARY BUILDER
       zstd  offers  dictionary compression, which greatly improves efficiency
       on small files and messages. It's possible to train zstd with a set  of
       samples,  the result of which is saved into a file called a dictionary.
       Then during compression and decompression, reference the  same  dictio-
       nary,  using  command -D dictionaryFileName. Compression of small files
       similar to the sample set will be greatly improved.
       --train FILEs
              Use FILEs as training set to create a dictionary.  The  training
              set should contain a lot of small files (> 100), and weight typ-
              ically 100x the target dictionary size (for example, 10 MB for a
              100 KB dictionary).
              Supports  multithreading if zstd is compiled with threading sup-
              port. Additional parameters can be specified with  --train-fast-
              cover.  The  legacy  dictionary  builder  can  be  accessed with
              --train-legacy. The cover dictionary  builder  can  be  accessed
              with --train-cover. Equivalent to --train-fastcover=d=8,steps=4.
       -o file
              Dictionary saved into file (default name: dictionary).
       --maxdict=#
              Limit dictionary to specified size (default: 112640).
       -#     Use  # compression level during training (optional). Will gener-
              ate  statistics  more  tuned  for  selected  compression  level,
              resulting  in  a  small  compression  ratio improvement for this
              level.
       -B#    Split input files in blocks of size # (default: no split)
       --dictID=#
              A dictionary ID is a locally unique ID that a decoder can use to
              verify  it  is using the right dictionary. By default, zstd will
              create a 4-bytes random number ID. It's possible to give a  pre-
              cise  number  instead. Short numbers have an advantage : an ID <
              256 will only need 1 byte in the compressed frame header, and an
              ID  < 65536 will only need 2 bytes. This compares favorably to 4
              bytes default. However, it's up to the dictionary manager to not
              assign twice the same ID to 2 different dictionaries.
       --train-cover[=k#,d=#,steps=#,split=#,shrink[=#]]
              Select  parameters  for the default dictionary builder algorithm
              named cover. If d is not specified, then it tries d = 6 and d  =
              8.  If  k  is  not  specified, then it tries steps values in the
              range [50, 2000]. If steps is not specified,  then  the  default
              value  of  40  is used. If split is not specified or split <= 0,
              then the default value of 100 is used. Requires that d <= k.  If
              shrink  flag  is not used, then the default value for shrinkDict
              of 0 is used. If shrink is not specified, then the default value
              for shrinkDictMaxRegression of 1 is used.
              Selects segments of size k with highest score to put in the dic-
              tionary. The score of a segment is computed by the  sum  of  the
              frequencies of all the subsegments of size d. Generally d should
              be in the range [6, 8], occasionally up to 16, but the algorithm
              will run faster with d <= 8. Good values for k vary widely based
              on the input data, but a safe range is [2 * d, 2000].  If  split
              is 100, all input samples are used for both training and testing
              to find optimal d and k to  build  dictionary.  Supports  multi-
              threading  if  zstd  is  compiled with threading support. Having
              shrink enabled takes a truncated dictionary of minimum size  and
              doubles in size until compression ratio of the truncated dictio-
              nary is at most shrinkDictMaxRegression% worse than the compres-
              sion ratio of the largest dictionary.
              Examples:
              zstd --train-cover FILEs
              zstd --train-cover=k=50,d=8 FILEs
              zstd --train-cover=d=8,steps=500 FILEs
              zstd --train-cover=k=50 FILEs
              zstd --train-cover=k=50,split=60 FILEs
              zstd --train-cover=shrink FILEs
              zstd --train-cover=shrink=2 FILEs
       --train-fastcover[=k#,d=#,f=#,steps=#,split=#,accel=#]
              Same  as cover but with extra parameters f and accel and differ-
              ent default value of split If split is not  specified,  then  it
              tries  split  = 75. If f is not specified, then it tries f = 20.
              Requires that 0 < f < 32. If accel is  not  specified,  then  it
              tries  accel = 1. Requires that 0 < accel <= 10. Requires that d
              = 6 or d = 8.
              f is log of size of array that keeps track of frequency of  sub-
              segments  of size d. The subsegment is hashed to an index in the
              range [0,2^f - 1]. It is possible that 2  different  subsegments
              are  hashed  to  the  same index, and they are considered as the
              same subsegment when  computing  frequency.  Using  a  higher  f
              reduces collision but takes longer.
              Examples:
              zstd --train-fastcover FILEs
              zstd --train-fastcover=d=8,f=15,accel=2 FILEs
       --train-legacy[=selectivity=#]
              Use  legacy  dictionary builder algorithm with the given dictio-
              nary selectivity  (default:  9).  The  smaller  the  selectivity
              value,  the  denser the dictionary, improving its efficiency but
              reducing its possible maximum size. --train-legacy=s=#  is  also
              accepted.
              Examples:
              zstd --train-legacy FILEs
              zstd --train-legacy=selectivity=8 FILEs
BENCHMARK
       -b#    benchmark file(s) using compression level #
       -e#    benchmark file(s) using multiple compression levels, from -b# to
              -e# (inclusive)
       -i#    minimum evaluation time, in  seconds  (default:  3s),  benchmark
              mode only
       -B#, --block-size=#
              cut  file(s)  into  independent  blocks  of  size # (default: no
              block)
       --priority=rt
              set process priority to real-time
       Output Format: CompressionLevel#Filename  :  IntputSize  ->  OutputSize
       (CompressionRatio), CompressionSpeed, DecompressionSpeed
       Methodology:  For  both compression and decompression speed, the entire
       input is compressed/decompressed in-memory  to  measure  speed.  A  run
       lasts  at  least  1  sec,  so  when  files  are  small,  they  are com-
       pressed/decompressed several times per run, in order  to  improve  mea-
       surement accuracy.
ADVANCED COMPRESSION OPTIONS
   -B#:
       Select  the size of each compression job. This parameter is only avail-
       able when multi-threading is enabled. Each compression job  is  run  in
       parallel,  so  this  value indirectly impacts the nb of active threads.
       Default job size varies depending on compression level (generally  4  *
       windowSize).  -B#  makes  it possible to manually select a custom size.
       Note that job size must respect  a  minimum  value  which  is  enforced
       transparently. This minimum is either 512 KB, or overlapSize, whichever
       is largest. Different job sizes will lead to (slightly) different  com-
       pressed frames.
   --zstd[=options]:
       zstd provides 22 predefined compression levels. The selected or default
       predefined compression level can be changed with  advanced  compression
       options.  The  options  are provided as a comma-separated list. You may
       specify only the options you want to change and the rest will be  taken
       from  the  selected or default compression level. The list of available
       options:
       strategy=strat, strat=strat
              Specify a strategy used by a match finder.
              There are 9 strategies numbered from 1  to  9,  from  faster  to
              stronger: 1=ZSTD_fast, 2=ZSTD_dfast, 3=ZSTD_greedy, 4=ZSTD_lazy,
              5=ZSTD_lazy2,  6=ZSTD_btlazy2,   7=ZSTD_btopt,   8=ZSTD_btultra,
              9=ZSTD_btultra2.
       windowLog=wlog, wlog=wlog
              Specify the maximum number of bits for a match distance.
              The  higher number of increases the chance to find a match which
              usually improves compression ratio.  It  also  increases  memory
              requirements  for  the  compressor and decompressor. The minimum
              wlog is 10 (1 KiB) and the maximum is 30 (1 GiB) on 32-bit plat-
              forms and 31 (2 GiB) on 64-bit platforms.
              Note: If windowLog is set to larger than 27, --long=windowLog or
              --memory=windowSize needs to be passed to the decompressor.
       hashLog=hlog, hlog=hlog
              Specify the maximum number of bits for a hash table.
              Bigger hash tables cause less  collisions  which  usually  makes
              compression faster, but requires more memory during compression.
              The minimum hlog is 6 (64 B) and the maximum is 30 (1 GiB).
       chainLog=clog, clog=clog
              Specify  the maximum number of bits for a hash chain or a binary
              tree.
              Higher numbers of bits increases the  chance  to  find  a  match
              which  usually  improves  compression  ratio. It also slows down
              compression speed and increases memory requirements for compres-
              sion. This option is ignored for the ZSTD_fast strategy.
              The  minimum clog is 6 (64 B) and the maximum is 29 (524 Mib) on
              32-bit platforms and 30 (1 Gib) on 64-bit platforms.
       searchLog=slog, slog=slog
              Specify the maximum number of searches in  a  hash  chain  or  a
              binary tree using logarithmic scale.
              More searches increases the chance to find a match which usually
              increases compression ratio but decreases compression speed.
              The minimum slog is 1 and the maximum is 'windowLog' - 1.
       minMatch=mml, mml=mml
              Specify the minimum searched length of a match in a hash table.
              Larger search lengths usually  decrease  compression  ratio  but
              improve decompression speed.
              The minimum mml is 3 and the maximum is 7.
       targetLength=tlen, tlen=tlen
              The impact of this field vary depending on selected strategy.
              For ZSTD_btopt, ZSTD_btultra and ZSTD_btultra2, it specifies the
              minimum match length that causes match finder to stop searching.
              A  larger  targetLength  usually  improves compression ratio but
              decreases  compression  speed.  t  For  ZSTD_fast,  it  triggers
              ultra-fast  mode  when  >  0. The value represents the amount of
              data skipped between match sampling.  Impact  is  reversed  :  a
              larger  targetLength  increases  compression speed but decreases
              compression ratio.
              For all other strategies, this field has no impact.
              The minimum tlen is 0 and the maximum is 128 Kib.
       overlapLog=ovlog, ovlog=ovlog
              Determine overlapSize, amount of  data  reloaded  from  previous
              job.  This  parameter  is  only available when multithreading is
              enabled. Reloading more data  improves  compression  ratio,  but
              decreases speed.
              The  minimum ovlog is 0, and the maximum is 9. 1 means "no over-
              lap", hence completely independent jobs. 9 means "full overlap",
              meaning up to windowSize is reloaded from previous job. Reducing
              ovlog by 1 reduces the reloaded amount by a factor 2. For  exam-
              ple, 8 means "windowSize/2", and 6 means "windowSize/8". Value 0
              is special and means "default" : ovlog is  automatically  deter-
              mined  by  zstd.  In  which  case, ovlog will range from 6 to 9,
              depending on selected strat.
       ldmHashLog=lhlog, lhlog=lhlog
              Specify the maximum size for a hash table used for long distance
              matching.
              This option is ignored unless long distance matching is enabled.
              Bigger  hash  tables  usually  improve  compression ratio at the
              expense of more memory during compression and a decrease in com-
              pression speed.
              The minimum lhlog is 6 and the maximum is 30 (default: 20).
       ldmMinMatch=lmml, lmml=lmml
              Specify the minimum searched length of a match for long distance
              matching.
              This option is ignored unless long distance matching is enabled.
              Larger/very small values usually decrease compression ratio.
              The minimum lmml is 4 and the maximum is 4096 (default: 64).
       ldmBucketSizeLog=lblog, lblog=lblog
              Specify the size of each bucket for the hash table used for long
              distance matching.
              This option is ignored unless long distance matching is enabled.
              Larger  bucket  sizes  improve collision resolution but decrease
              compression speed.
              The minimum lblog is 1 and the maximum is 8 (default: 3).
       ldmHashRateLog=lhrlog, lhrlog=lhrlog
              Specify the frequency of inserting entries into  the  long  dis-
              tance matching hash table.
              This option is ignored unless long distance matching is enabled.
              Larger values will improve compression speed. Deviating far from
              the default value will likely result in a decrease  in  compres-
              sion ratio.
              The default value is wlog - lhlog.
   Example
       The following parameters sets advanced compression options to something
       similar to predefined level 19 for files bigger than 256 KB:
       --zstd=wlog=23,clog=23,hlog=22,slog=6,mml=3,tlen=48,strat=6
BUGS
       Report bugs at: https://github.com/facebook/zstd/issues
AUTHOR
       Yann Collet

zstd 1.5.0                         May 2021                            ZSTD(1)