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.TH ZLIB-FLATE "1" "" "zlib-flate from qpdf version @PROJECT_VERSION@" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
zlib-flate \- raw zlib compression program
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B zlib-flate
\fI-compress | -uncompress\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
The zlib-flate program is part of the qpdf package.
.PP
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The zlib-flate program reads from standard input and writes to
standard output either compressing or uncompressing its input using raw
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zlib compression. It can be used to uncompress or compress raw PDF
streams or other data that is compressed with raw zlib compression.
This program is provided primarily as a debugging tool, though it
could be used for other purposes, such as being called from a script
that creates simple PDF files.
.PP
This program should not be used as a general purpose compression
tool. Use something like gzip(1) instead.
.PP
For details about qpdf, please see the qpdf manual, which can be found
at https://qpdf.readthedocs.io.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
qpdf(1), gzip(1)