crabz

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# \ud83e\udd80 crabz\n\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/sstadick/crabz/actions?query=workflow%3ACheck\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/sstadick/crabz/workflows/Check/badge.svg\" alt=\"Build Status\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/crates/l/crabz.svg\" alt=\"license\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://crates.io/crates/crabz\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/crates/v/crabz.svg?colorB=319e8c\" alt=\"Version info\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  Like pigz, but rust.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\nA cross platform, fast, compression and decompression tool.\n\n## Synopsis\n\nThis is currently a proof of concept CLI tool using the [`gzp`](https://github.com/sstadick/gzp/) crate.\n\nSupported formats:\n\n- Gzip\n- Zlib\n- Mgzip\n- BGZF\n- Raw Deflate\n- Snap\n\n## Install\n\n* Homebrew / Linuxbrew\n\n```\nbrew tap sstadick/crabz\nbrew install crabz\n```\n\n* Debian (Ubuntu)\n  \n```\ncurl -LO https://github.com/sstadick/crabz/releases/download/\u003clatest\u003e/crabz-linux-amd64.deb\nsudo dpkg -i crabz-linux-amd64.deb\n```\n\n* Cargo\n\n```\ncargo install crabz\n```\n\n* Conda\n\n```\nconda install -c conda-forge crabz\n```\n\n\n## Usage\n\n```\n\u276f crabz -h              \nCompress and decompress files\n\nUSAGE:\n    crabz [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [FILE]\n\nFLAGS:\n    -d, --decompress    \n            Flag to switch to decompressing inputs. Note: this flag may change in future releases\n\n    -h, --help          \n            Prints help information\n\n    -I, --in-place      \n            Perform the compression / decompression in place.\n            \n            **NOTE** this will remove the input file at completion.\n    -V, --version       \n            Prints version information\n\n\nOPTIONS:\n    -l, --compression-level \u003ccompression-level\u003e        \n            Compression level [default: 6]\n\n    -p, --compression-threads \u003ccompression-threads\u003e\n            Number of compression threads to use, or if decompressing a format that allow for multi-threaded\n            decompression, the number to use. Note that \u003e 4 threads for decompression doesn\u0027t seem to help [default:\n            32]\n    -f, --format \u003cformat\u003e\n   ",
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