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