zlib-flate

Compress data

$ zlib-flate -compress < [input] > [output.zz]

$ zlib-flate -uncompress < [input.zz] > [output]

$ zlib-flate -compress=[9] < [input] > [output.zz]

zlib-flate [-compress[=level]] [-uncompress]

zlib-flate compresses with zlib. It uses raw deflate.
Raw deflate format. No headers.
Stdin/stdout. Pipe-based.
Simple interface. Compress/uncompress.
Part of qpdf. Utility tool.

-compress

Compress data.

Decompress data.

Compression level (1-9).

Raw format. No gzip headers. Part of qpdf package.

zlib-flate is included with QPDF, providing raw zlib deflate compression and decompression.

gzip(1), zcat(1), pigz(1)