ouch-compress(1)            General Commands Manual           ouch-compress(1)

NAME
       ouch-compress - Compress one or more files into one output file

SYNOPSIS
       ouch compress [-l|--level] [-y|--yes] [--fast] [-n|--no]
       [-A|--accessible] [--slow] [-H|--hidden] [-S|--follow-symlinks]
       [-q|--quiet] [-g|--gitignore] [-f|--format] [-p|--password]
       [-c|--threads] [-h|--help] <FILES> <OUTPUT>

DESCRIPTION
       Compress one or more files into one output file

OPTIONS
       -l, --level <LEVEL>
              Compression level, applied to all formats

       -y, --yes
              Skip [Y/n] questions, default to yes

       --fast Fastest compression level possible, conflicts with --level and
              --slow

       -n, --no
              Skip [Y/n] questions, default to no

       -A, --accessible
              Activate accessibility mode, reducing visual noise

       --slow Slowest (and best) compression level possible, conflicts with
              --level and --fast

       -H, --hidden
              Ignore hidden files

       -S, --follow-symlinks
              Read from target files instead of from symlinks (relevant for
              `tar` and `zip`)

       -q, --quiet
              Silence output

       -g, --gitignore
              Ignore files matched by git's ignore files

       -f, --format <FORMAT>
              Specify the format of the archive

       -p, --password <PASSWORD>
              Decompress or list with password

       -c, --threads <THREADS>
              Concurrent working threads

       -h, --help
              Print help

       <FILES>
              Files to be compressed

       <OUTPUT>
              The resulting file. Its extensions can be used to specify the
              compression formats

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