Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!samsung!uunet!ogicse!littlei!gandalf!andyc From: andyc@bucky.intel.com (Andy Crump) Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer Subject: Re: data-compression in a pipe Message-ID: Date: 27 Jun 91 08:06:38 GMT References: <11595@sbsvax.cs.uni-sb.de> Sender: news@gandalf.UUCP Followup-To: comp.unix.programmer Organization: Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Oregon Lines: 34 Nntp-Posting-Host: bucky In-reply-to: km11hs@sbuvax.rz.uni-sb.de's message of 25 Jun 91 12:36:26 GMT >>>>> On 25 Jun 91 12:36:26 GMT, km11hs@sbuvax.rz.uni-sb.de (Dieter Becker) said: Dieter> I am looking for a text-compression program, which works in a pipe Dieter> I want to use this in a shell-script like: Dieter> tar cvf - xyz | "*compression*" | rcp xxxx Dieter> Do You know a PD-source / program? Dieter> Thanks Dieter> Dieter Becker Dieter> ******************************************************************************** Dieter> * Dr. med. dipl.-math Dieter Becker ** Tel.: (0 / +49) 6841 - 16 3046 * Dieter> * Medizinische Universitaets- und Poliklinik ** Fax.: (0 / +49) 6841 - 16 3369 * Dieter> * Innere Medizin III *********************************** Dieter> * D - 6650 Homburg / Saar ** email: * Dieter> * ** becker@sbuvax.cs.uni-sb.de * Dieter> ******************************************************************************** Yes, compress can do that. Compress can be found on the net, in fact compress 4.1 was just posted to alt.sources a couple of days ago. If you need me to send it to you just let me know. tar cvf - xyz | compress - | rcp xxx will work -- -- Andy Crump ...!tektronix!reed!littlei!andyc | andyc@littlei.intel.com ...!uunet!littlei!andyc | andyc@littlei.uu.net Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed here are my own and not representive of Intel Corportation.