compress(1): Add EXAMPLES section
Add 5 examples showing basic usage. Approved by: manpages (gbe@) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26865
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.\" @(#)compress.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd May 17, 2002
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.Dd October 20, 2020
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.Dt COMPRESS 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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@ -186,6 +186,40 @@ utility exits 2 if attempting to compress a file would not reduce its size
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and the
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.Fl f
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option was not specified and if no other error occurs.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Create a file
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.Pa test_file
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with a single line of text:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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echo "This is a test" > test_file
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Try to reduce the size of the file using a 10-bit code and show the exit status:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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$ compress -b 10 test_file
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$ echo $?
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2
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Try to compress the file and show compression percentage:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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$ compress -v test_file
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test_file: file would grow; left unmodified
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Same as above but forcing compression:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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$ compress -f -v test_file
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test_file.Z: 79% expansion
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Compress and uncompress the string
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.Ql hello
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on the fly:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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$ echo "hello" | compress | uncompress
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hello
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.Ed
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr gunzip 1 ,
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.Xr gzexe 1 ,
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