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

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

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

Compress one or more files into one output file

Ignore hidden files
Skip [Y/n] questions, default to yes
Ignore files matched by git's ignore files
Skip [Y/n] questions, default to no
Activate accessibility mode, reducing visual noise
Compression level, applied to all formats
Fastest compression level possible, conflicts with --level and --slow
Silence output
Specify the format of the archive
Slowest (and best) compression level possible, conflicts with --level and --fast
Decompress or list with password
Read from target files instead of from symlinks (relevant for `tar` and `zip`)
Concurrent working threads
Disable the process sandbox
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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