brotli
Compress and decompress files with the Brotli algorithm
TLDR
Compress file
SYNOPSIS
brotli [options] [file...]
DESCRIPTION
brotli is a compression tool using the Brotli algorithm developed by Google. It provides better compression ratios than gzip and deflate, particularly for web content, making it popular for HTTP compression.
The tool supports compression levels from 0 (fast) to 11 (maximum compression).
PARAMETERS
-d, --decompress
Decompress file-c, --stdout
Write to standard output-f, --force
Overwrite existing files-k, --keep
Keep input files-q level, --quality=level
Compression quality (0-11, default: 11)-w size, --lgwin=size
Window size (10-24)-t, --test
Test compressed file
COMPRESSION LEVELS
- 0-3 - Fast, lower compression
- 4-9 - Balanced
- 10-11 - Maximum compression, slower
WORKFLOW
brotli file.txt
# Creates: file.txt.br
# Decompress
brotli -d file.txt.br
# Compress with fast setting
brotli -q 4 file.txt
# Compress keeping original
brotli -k file.txt
# Compress to specific output
brotli -o compressed.br file.txt
FEATURES
- Better compression than gzip
- Supported by all modern browsers
- Dictionary-based compression
- Optimized for text/web content
- Backward compatible decompression
CAVEATS
Slower than gzip at maximum compression. Not as widely supported on older systems. Quality 11 can be very slow. Some systems use brotli via `br` command instead.
HISTORY
Brotli was developed by Jyrki Alakuijala and Zoltán Szabadka at Google, released in 2013 and standardized as RFC 7932 in 2016.