---
name: "cbfs-compression-tool"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "coreboot-utils"
version: "24.12+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cbfs-compression-tool"
---

# cbfs-compression-tool(8)

Benchmark compression tool (coreboot tools)

## NAME

cbfs-compression-tool - Benchmark compression tool (coreboot tools)

## SYNOPSIS

```
cbfs-compression-tool benchmark
cbfs-compression-tool compress <infile> <outfile> <algo>
cbfs-compression-tool rawcompress <infile> <outfile> <algo>
```

## DESCRIPTION

Benchmark compression algorithms or compress input file into output with a given algorithm

*cbfs-compression-tool benchmark*

runs benchmarks for all implemented algorithms

*cbfs-compression-tool compress inFile outFile algo*

compresses inFile with algo and stores in outFile

```
compress file format:
4 bytes little endian: algorithm ID (as used in CBFS)
4 bytes little endian: uncompressed size
...: compressed data stream
```

*cbfs-compression-tool rawcompress inFile outFile algo*

compresses inFile with algo and stores in outFile without header

```
compress file format:
...: compressed data stream
```

## AUTHORS

```
coresystems GmbH.
Man page written by Ahmad Khalifa.
```