compress
Compress files using the Unix compress command. tldr-pages
On Linux
Linux
Compress specific files
compress path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...IdentifyCompress specific files, ignore non-existent ones
compress -f path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...IdentifySpecify the maximum compression bits (9-16 bits)
compress -b 9..16IdentifyWrite to stdout (no files are changed)
compress -c path/to/fileIdentifyDecompress files (functions like uncompress)
compress -d path/to/fileIdentifyDisplay compression percentage
compress -v path/to/fileIdentify