brotli

Compress and decompress files with the Brotli algorithm

TLDR

Compress a file (keeps original by default)

$ brotli [file.txt]

Decompress a file

$ brotli -d [file.txt.br]

Compress and remove original file

$ brotli --rm [file.txt]

Compress to stdout

$ brotli -c [file.txt] > [file.txt.br]

Compress with fast quality level (0=fast, 11=best)

$ brotli -q [4] [file.txt]

Compress to a specific output file

$ brotli -o [output.br] [file.txt]

Test compressed file integrity

$ brotli -t [file.txt.br]

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. Unlike gzip, source files are preserved by default.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

-j, --rm

Remove source file(s) after processing

-k, --keep

Keep input files (default behavior)

-o FILE, --output=FILE

Write output to specified file

-q NUM, --quality=NUM

Compression quality (0-11, default: 11)

-S SUFFIX, --suffix=SUFFIX

Output filename suffix (default: .br)

-v, --verbose

Display detailed status messages

-V, --version

Display version

-w NUM, --lgwin=NUM

LZ77 window size (0, 10-24, default: 24)

-t, --test

Test compressed file integrity

INSTALL

sudo apt install brotli

sudo dnf install brotli

sudo pacman -S brotli

sudo apk add brotli

sudo zypper install brotli

brew install brotli

nix profile install nixpkgs#brotli

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.