---
name: "genwqe_gzip"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "genwqe-tools"
version: "4.0.20-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/genwqe_gzip"
---

# genwqe\_gzip(1)

IBM Hardware Accelerator Tool.

## NAME

genwqe\_gzip - IBM Hardware Accelerator Tool.

## SYNOPSIS

**genwqe\_gzip** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*FILE*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Compress or uncompress FILEs (by default, compress FILES in-place).

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

- **-c**, **--stdout**

  write on standard output, keep original files unchanged

- **-d**, **--decompress**

  decompress

- **-f**, **--force**

  force overwrite of output file and compress links

- **-h**, **--help**

  give this help

- **-l**, **--list**

  list compressed file contents

- **-L**, **--license**

  display software license

- **-N**, **--name**

  save or restore the original name and time stamp

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  suppress all warnings

- **-S**, **--suffix**=*SUF*

  use suffix SUF on compressed files

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  verbose mode

- **-V**, **--version**

  display version number

- **-1**, **--fast**

  compress faster

- **-9**, **--best**

  compress better

### Special options for testing and debugging:

**-A**, **--accelerator-type**=*GENWQE*\|CAPI CAPI is only available for System p

**-B**, **--card=**\<card\_no\> **-1** is for automatic card selection

- **-X**, **--cpu** \<cpu\>

  force to run on CPU \<cpu\>

- **-s**, **--software**

  force to use software compression/decompression

- **-i**, **--i\_bufsize**

  input buffer size (128 KiB)

- **-o**, **--o\_bufsize**

  output buffer size (128 KiB)

- **-N**, **--name**=*NAME*

  write NAME into gzip header

- **-C**, **--comment**=*CM*

  write CM into gzip header

**-E**, **--extra**=*EXTRA* write EXTRA (file) into gzip header

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

NOTE: Not all options are supported in this limited version! Suggestions or patches are welcome!

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs via https://github.com/ibm-genwqe/genwqe-user.

Code: zlibVersion()=1.3.1 Header: ZLIB\_VERSION=1.3.1 consistent

### Called with:

-

  ARGV\[0\]: "./genwqe\_gzip"\
   ARGV\[1\]: "-h"