---
name: "DBM_Filter::compress"
section: "3perl"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl"
version: "5.44.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DBM_Filter::compress/3perl"
---

# DBM\_Filter::compress(3perl)

filter for DBM\_Filter

## NAME

DBM\_Filter::compress - filter for DBM\_Filter

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use SDBM_File; # or DB_File, GDBM_File, NDBM_File, ODBM_File
    use DBM_Filter ;
    $db = tie %hash, ...
    $db->Filter_Push('compress');
```

## DESCRIPTION

This DBM filter will compress all data before it is written to the database and uncompressed it on reading.

A fatal error will be thrown if the Compress::Zlib module is not available.

## SEE ALSO

DBM\_Filter, perldbmfilter, Compress::Zlib

## AUTHOR

Paul Marquess pmqs@cpan.org