---
name: "hzip"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hunspell"
version: "1.7.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hzip"
---

# hzip(1)

compress and encrypt dictionary files

## NAME

hunzip - compress and encrypt dictionary files

## SYNOPSIS

hzip \[-h\] \[-P password\] \[file(s)\]

## DESCRIPTION

*hunzip* is a small utility for text file compression and encryption, especially for sorted dictionaries. "hunspell filename" creates the compressed file "filename.hz" without removing the original file.

The compression algorithm uses 16-bit Huffman encoding and line-oriented prefix-suffix compression. It has good compression ratio for huge sorted word lists.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Display short help description.

- **-P password**

  Encrypted compression by an arbitrary length password.

## SEE ALSO

**hzip (1), [hunspell(1)](/hunspell/1.md)**

## AUTHOR

László Németh.