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@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Standard Usage
[-t <number>] [-S <chunk checksum>] [<target file or '-'>] [-t <number>] [-S <chunk checksum>] [<target file or '-'>]
Takes a single file as input and produces a compressed file. Archiving is not performed. Takes a single file as input and produces a compressed file. Archiving is not performed.
This can also work as compression pipeline. This can also work in streaming mode.
-c <algorithm> -c <algorithm>
See above. Also see section "Compression Algorithms" for details. See above. Also see section "Compression Algorithms" for details.
@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Standard Usage
chunks may not produce better compression. Smaller chunks can result chunks may not produce better compression. Smaller chunks can result
in better data analysis here. in better data analysis here.
-p Make Pcompress work in full pipeline mode. Data is ingested via stdin -p Make Pcompress work in streaming mode. Data is ingested via stdin
compressed and output via stdout. No filenames are used. compressed and output via stdout. No filenames are used.
<target file> <target file>

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pcompress.c
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@ -81,93 +81,88 @@ extern uint32_t lzma_crc32(const uint8_t *buf, uint64_t size, uint32_t crc);
void DLL_EXPORT void DLL_EXPORT
usage(pc_ctx_t *pctx) usage(pc_ctx_t *pctx)
{ {
fprintf(stderr, fprintf(stderr,
"\nPcompress Version %s\n\n" "\nPcompress Version %s\n\n"
"Usage:\n" "See README.md for detailed usage.\n\n"
"1) To compress a file:\n" "Standard Usage\n"
" %s -c <algorithm> [-l <compress level>] [-s <chunk size>] <file> [<target file>]\n" "==============\n"
" Where <algorithm> can be the folowing:\n" " Standard usage consists of a few common options to control basic behavior with auto-\n"
" lzfx - Very fast and small algorithm based on LZF.\n" " setting of various other parameters.\n\n"
" lz4 - Ultra fast, high-throughput algorithm reaching RAM B/W at level1.\n" " Archiving\n"
" zlib - The base Zlib format compression (not Gzip).\n" " ---------\n"
" lzma - The LZMA (Lempel-Ziv Markov) algorithm from 7Zip.\n" " %s -a [-v] [-l <compress level>] [-s <chunk size>] [-c <algorithm>]\n"
" lzmaMt - Multithreaded version of LZMA. This is a faster version but\n" " [<file1> <directory1> <file2> ...] [-t <number>] [-S <chunk checksum>]\n"
" uses more memory for the dictionary. Thread count is balanced\n" " <archive filename or '-'>\n\n"
" between chunk processing threads and algorithm threads.\n" " Archives a given set of files and/or directories into a compressed PAX archive which\n"
" bzip2 - Bzip2 Algorithm from libbzip2.\n" " is then compressed.\n\n"
" ppmd - The PPMd algorithm excellent for textual data. PPMd requires\n" " -a Enables the archive mode.\n"
" at least 64MB X core-count more memory than the other modes.\n" " -l <compress level>\n"
#ifdef ENABLE_PC_LIBBSC " Select a compression level from 1 (fast) to 14 (slow). Default: 6\n\n"
" libbsc - A Block Sorting Compressor using the Burrows Wheeler Transform\n" " -s <chunk size>\n"
" like Bzip2 but runs faster and gives better compression than\n" " Specifies the maximum chunk size to split the data for parallelism. Values\n"
" Bzip2 (See: libbsc.com).\n" " can be in bytes or with suffix(k - KB, m - MB, g - GB). Default: 8m\n"
#endif " Larger chunks can produce better compression at the cost of memory.\n\n"
" adapt - Adaptive mode where ppmd or bzip2 will be used per chunk,\n" " -c <algorithm>\n"
" depending on which one produces better compression. This mode\n" " The compression algorithm. Default algorithm when archiving is adapt2.\n"
" is obviously fairly slow and requires lots of memory.\n" " -v Enables verbose mode.\n\n"
" adapt2 - Adaptive mode which includes ppmd and lzma. This requires\n" " -t <number>\n"
" more memory than adapt mode, is slower and potentially gives\n" " Sets the number of compression threads. Default: core count.\n"
" the best compression.\n" " -S <chunk checksum>\n"
" none - No compression. This is only meaningful with -D and -E so Dedupe\n" " The chunk verification checksum. Default: BLAKE256. Others are: CRC64, SHA256,\n"
" can be done for post-processing with an external utility.\n" " SHA512, KECCAK256, KECCAK512, BLAKE256, BLAKE512.\n"
" <chunk_size> - This can be in bytes or can use the following suffixes:\n" " <archive filename>\n"
" g - Gigabyte, m - Megabyte, k - Kilobyte.\n" " Pathname of the resulting archive. A '.pz' extension is automatically added\n"
" Larger chunks produce better compression at the cost of memory.\n" " if not already present. This can be '-' to output to stdout.\n\n"
" <compress_level> - Can be a number from 0 meaning minimum and 14 meaning\n" " Single File Compression\n"
" maximum compression.\n\n" " -----------------------\n"
" <target file> - Optional argument specifying the destination compressed\n" " %s -c <algorithm> [-l <compress level>] [-s <chunk size>] [-p] [<file>]\n"
" file. The '.pz' extension is appended. If this is '-' then\n" " [-t <number>] [-S <chunk checksum>] [<target file or '-'>]\n\n"
" compressed output goes to stdout. If this argument is omitted then\n" " Takes a single file as input and produces a compressed file. Archiving is not performed.\n"
" source filename is used with the extension '.pz' appended.\n" " This can also work in streaming mode.\n\n"
"2) To decompress a file compressed using above command:\n" " -c <algorithm>\n"
" %s -d <compressed file> <target file>\n" " See above. Also see section 'Compression Algorithms' in README.md for details.\n"
"3) To operate as a pipe, read from stdin and write to stdout:\n" " -l <compress level>\n"
" %s -p ...\n" " -s <chunk size>\n"
"4) Attempt Rabin fingerprinting based deduplication on a per-chunk basis:\n" " -t <number>\n"
" %s -D ...\n" " -S <chunk checksum>\n"
"5) Perform Deduplication across the entire dataset (Global Dedupe):\n" " See above.\n"
" %s -G <-D|-F> - This option requires one of '-D' or '-F' to be specified\n" " Note: In singe file compression mode with adapt2 or adapt algorithm, larger\n"
" to identify the block splitting method.\n" " chunks may not necessarily produce better compression.\n"
"6) Perform Delta Encoding in addition to Identical Dedupe:\n" " -p Make Pcompress work in streaming mode. Input is stdin, output is stdout.\n\n"
" %s -E ... - This also implies '-D'. This checks for at least 60%% similarity.\n" " <target file>\n"
" The flag can be repeated as in '-EE' to indicate at least 40%% similarity.\n\n" " Pathname of the compressed file to be created or '-' for stdout.\n\n"
"7) Number of threads can optionally be specified: -t <1 - 256 count>\n" " Decompression and Archive extraction\n"
"8) Other flags:\n" " ------------------------------------\n"
" '-L' - Enable LZP pre-compression. This improves compression ratio of all\n" " %s -d <compressed file or '-'> [-m] [-K] [<target file or directory>]\n\n"
" algorithms with some extra CPU and very low RAM overhead.\n" " -m Enable restoring *all* permissions, ACLs, Extended Attributes etc.\n"
" '-P' - Enable Adaptive Delta Encoding. It can improve compresion ratio for\n" " Equivalent to the '-p' option in tar.\n"
" data containing tables of numerical values especially if those are in\n" " -K Do not overwrite newer files.\n\n"
" an arithmetic series.\n" " -m and -K are only meaningful if the compressed file is an archive. For single file\n"
" NOTE - Both -L and -P can be used together to give maximum benefit on most.\n" " compressed mode these options are ignored.\n\n"
" datasets.\n" " <compressed file>\n"
" '-S' <cksum>\n" " Specifies the compressed file or archive. This can be '-' to indicate reading\n"
" - Specify chunk checksum to use:\n\n", " from stdin while write goes to <target file>\n\n"
UTILITY_VERSION, pctx->exec_name, pctx->exec_name, pctx->exec_name, pctx->exec_name, " <target file or directory>\n"
pctx->exec_name, pctx->exec_name); " If single file compression was used then this is the output file.\n"
list_checksums(stderr, " "); " Default output name if omitted: <input filename>.out\n\n"
fprintf(stderr, "\n" " If Archiving was done then this should be the name of a directory into which\n"
" '-F' - Perform Fixed-Block Deduplication. Faster than '-D' but with lower\n" " extracted files are restored. Default if omitted: Current directory.\n\n",
" deduplication ratio.\n" UTILITY_VERSION, pctx->exec_name, pctx->exec_name, pctx->exec_name);
" '-B' <1..5>\n" fprintf(stderr,
" - Specify an average Dedupe block size. 1 - 4K, 2 - 8K ... 5 - 64K.\n" " Encryption\n"
" '-B' 0\n" " ----------\n"
" - Use ultra-small 2KB blocks for deduplication. See README for caveats.\n" " -e <ALGO> Encrypt chunks with the given encrption algorithm. The ALGO parameter\n"
" '-M' - Display memory allocator statistics\n"
" '-C' - Display compression statistics\n\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\n"
"8) Encryption flags:\n"
" '-e <ALGO>'\n"
" - Encrypt chunks with the given encrption algorithm. The ALGO parameter\n"
" can be one of AES or SALSA20. Both are used in CTR stream encryption\n" " can be one of AES or SALSA20. Both are used in CTR stream encryption\n"
" mode. The password can be prompted from the user or read from a file.\n" " mode. The password can be prompted from the user or read from a file.\n"
" Unique keys are generated every time pcompress is run even when giving\n" " Unique keys are generated every time pcompress is run even when giving\n"
" the same password. Default key length is 256-bits (see -k below).\n" " the same password. Default key length is 256-bits (see -k below).\n"
" '-w <pathname>'\n" " -w <pathname>\n"
" - Provide a file which contains the encryption password. This file must\n" " Provide a file which contains the encryption password. This file must\n"
" be readable and writable since it is zeroed out after the password is\n" " be readable and writable since it is zeroed out after the password is\n"
" read.\n" " read.\n"
" '-k <key length>\n" " -k <key length>\n"
" - Specify key length. Can be 16 for 128 bit or 32 for 256 bit. Default\n" " Specify key length. Can be 16 for 128 bit or 32 for 256 bit. Default\n"
" is 32 for 256 bit keys.\n\n"); " is 32 for 256 bit keys.\n\n");
} }

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@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ extern "C" {
#define FLAG_DEDUP_FIXED 2 #define FLAG_DEDUP_FIXED 2
#define FLAG_SINGLE_CHUNK 4 #define FLAG_SINGLE_CHUNK 4
#define FLAG_ARCHIVE 2048 #define FLAG_ARCHIVE 2048
#define UTILITY_VERSION "2.4" #define UTILITY_VERSION "3.0"
#define MASK_CRYPTO_ALG 0x30 #define MASK_CRYPTO_ALG 0x30
#define MAX_LEVEL 14 #define MAX_LEVEL 14