---
name: "pzstd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zstd"
version: "1.5.7+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pzstd"
---

# pzstd(1)

parallelized Zstandard compression, a la pigz

## NAME

PZSTD - parallelized Zstandard compression, a la pigz

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

-

  pzstd \[args\] \[FILE(s)\]

### Parallel ZSTD options:

- **-p**, **--processes**

  \#    : number of threads to use for (de)compression (default:\<numcpus\>)

### ZSTD options:

- \-#

  : # compression level (1-19, default:\<numcpus\>)

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

  : decompression

- **-o**

  file : result stored into \`file\` (only if 1 input file)

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

  : overwrite output without prompting, (de)compress links

- **--rm**

  : remove source file(s) after successful (de)compression

- **-k**, **--keep**

  : preserve source file(s) (default)

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

  : display help and exit

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

  : display version number and exit

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

  : verbose mode; specify multiple times to increase log level (default:2)

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

  : suppress warnings; specify twice to suppress errors too

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

  : write to standard output (even if it is the console)

- **-r**

  : operate recursively on directories

- **--ultra**

  : enable levels beyond 19, up to 22 (requires more memory)

- **-C**, **--check**

  : integrity check (default)

- **--no-check**

  : no integrity check

- **-t**, **--test**

  : test compressed file integrity

- **--**

  : all arguments after "--" are treated as files