---
name: "mscompress"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mscompress"
version: "0.4-10"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mscompress"
---

# mscompress(1)

compress data using LZ77 algorithm

## NAME

mscompress - compress data using LZ77 algorithm

## SYNOPSIS

**mscompress** \[ **-h** \]\
 **mscompress** \[ **-V** \]\
 **mscompress** \[ *name ...* \]

## DESCRIPTION

*Mscompress* reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77).  Each input file  is compressed to file eding with underscore and original file remains untouched. Output files then can be decompressed using Microsoft **EXPAND.EXE** utility or [msexpand(1)](/msexpand/1.md). In other words, [mscompress(1)](/mscompress/1.md) is binary compatible with Microsoft's **COMPRESS.EXE**

## BUGS

**Mscompress** cannot compress standard input as [gzip(1)](/gzip/1.md) or [compress(1)](/compress/1.md) do.

## AUTHORS

This program is written by Martin Hinner, \<mhi@penguin.cz\>\
 Algorithm & data structures by M. Winterhoff \<100326.2776@compuserve.com\>

## DOWNLOAD

mscompress package is available at ftp.penguin.cz/pub/users/mhi/.