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1zstd(1) -- zstd, zstdmt, unzstd, zstdcat - Compress or decompress .zst files
2============================================================================
3
4SYNOPSIS
5--------
6
7`zstd` [*OPTIONS*] [-|_INPUT-FILE_] [-o _OUTPUT-FILE_]
8
9`zstdmt` is equivalent to `zstd -T0`
10
11`unzstd` is equivalent to `zstd -d`
12
13`zstdcat` is equivalent to `zstd -dcf`
14
15
16DESCRIPTION
17-----------
18`zstd` is a fast lossless compression algorithm and data compression tool,
19with command line syntax similar to `gzip (1)` and `xz (1)`.
20It is based on the **LZ77** family, with further FSE & huff0 entropy stages.
21`zstd` offers highly configurable compression speed,
22with fast modes at > 200 MB/s per core,
23and strong modes nearing lzma compression ratios.
24It also features a very fast decoder, with speeds > 500 MB/s per core.
25
26`zstd` command line syntax is generally similar to gzip,
27but features the following differences :
28
29  - Source files are preserved by default.
30    It's possible to remove them automatically by using the `--rm` command.
31  - When compressing a single file, `zstd` displays progress notifications
32    and result summary by default.
33    Use `-q` to turn them off.
34  - `zstd` does not accept input from console,
35    but it properly accepts `stdin` when it's not the console.
36  - `zstd` displays a short help page when command line is an error.
37    Use `-q` to turn it off.
38
39`zstd` compresses or decompresses each _file_ according to the selected
40operation mode.
41If no _files_ are given or _file_ is `-`, `zstd` reads from standard input
42and writes the processed data to standard output.
43`zstd` will refuse to write compressed data to standard output
44if it is a terminal : it will display an error message and skip the _file_.
45Similarly, `zstd` will refuse to read compressed data from standard input
46if it is a terminal.
47
48Unless `--stdout` or `-o` is specified, _files_ are written to a new file
49whose name is derived from the source _file_ name:
50
51* When compressing, the suffix `.zst` is appended to the source filename to
52  get the target filename.
53* When decompressing, the `.zst` suffix is removed from the source filename to
54  get the target filename
55
56### Concatenation with .zst files
57It is possible to concatenate `.zst` files as is.
58`zstd` will decompress such files as if they were a single `.zst` file.
59
60OPTIONS
61-------
62
63### Integer suffixes and special values
64In most places where an integer argument is expected,
65an optional suffix is supported to easily indicate large integers.
66There must be no space between the integer and the suffix.
67
68* `KiB`:
69    Multiply the integer by 1,024 (2\^10).
70    `Ki`, `K`, and `KB` are accepted as synonyms for `KiB`.
71* `MiB`:
72    Multiply the integer by 1,048,576 (2\^20).
73    `Mi`, `M`, and `MB` are accepted as synonyms for `MiB`.
74
75### Operation mode
76If multiple operation mode options are given,
77the last one takes effect.
78
79* `-z`, `--compress`:
80    Compress.
81    This is the default operation mode when no operation mode option is specified
82    and no other operation mode is implied from the command name
83    (for example, `unzstd` implies `--decompress`).
84* `-d`, `--decompress`, `--uncompress`:
85    Decompress.
86* `-t`, `--test`:
87    Test the integrity of compressed _files_.
88    This option is equivalent to `--decompress --stdout` except that the
89    decompressed data is discarded instead of being written to standard output.
90    No files are created or removed.
91* `-b#`:
92    Benchmark file(s) using compression level #
93* `--train FILEs`:
94    Use FILEs as a training set to create a dictionary.
95    The training set should contain a lot of small files (> 100).
96* `-l`, `--list`:
97    Display information related to a zstd compressed file, such as size, ratio, and checksum.
98    Some of these fields may not be available.
99    This command can be augmented with the `-v` modifier.
100
101### Operation modifiers
102
103* `-#`:
104    `#` compression level \[1-19] (default: 3)
105* `--ultra`:
106    unlocks high compression levels 20+ (maximum 22), using a lot more memory.
107    Note that decompression will also require more memory when using these levels.
108* `--fast[=#]`:
109    switch to ultra-fast compression levels.
110    If `=#` is not present, it defaults to `1`.
111    The higher the value, the faster the compression speed,
112    at the cost of some compression ratio.
113    This setting overwrites compression level if one was set previously.
114    Similarly, if a compression level is set after `--fast`, it overrides it.
115* `-T#`, `--threads=#`:
116    Compress using `#` working threads (default: 1).
117    If `#` is 0, attempt to detect and use the number of physical CPU cores.
118    In all cases, the nb of threads is capped to `ZSTDMT_NBWORKERS_MAX`,
119    which is either 64 in 32-bit mode, or 256 for 64-bit environments.
120    This modifier does nothing if `zstd` is compiled without multithread support.
121* `--single-thread`:
122    Does not spawn a thread for compression, use a single thread for both I/O and compression.
123    In this mode, compression is serialized with I/O, which is slightly slower.
124    (This is different from `-T1`, which spawns 1 compression thread in parallel of I/O).
125    This mode is the only one available when multithread support is disabled.
126    Single-thread mode features lower memory usage.
127    Final compressed result is slightly different from `-T1`.
128* `--auto-threads={physical,logical} (default: physical)`:
129    When using a default amount of threads via `-T0`, choose the default based on the number
130    of detected physical or logical cores.
131* `--adapt[=min=#,max=#]` :
132    `zstd` will dynamically adapt compression level to perceived I/O conditions.
133    Compression level adaptation can be observed live by using command `-v`.
134    Adaptation can be constrained between supplied `min` and `max` levels.
135    The feature works when combined with multi-threading and `--long` mode.
136    It does not work with `--single-thread`.
137    It sets window size to 8 MB by default (can be changed manually, see `wlog`).
138    Due to the chaotic nature of dynamic adaptation, compressed result is not reproducible.
139    _note_ : at the time of this writing, `--adapt` can remain stuck at low speed
140    when combined with multiple worker threads (>=2).
141* `--long[=#]`:
142    enables long distance matching with `#` `windowLog`, if not `#` is not
143    present it defaults to `27`.
144    This increases the window size (`windowLog`) and memory usage for both the
145    compressor and decompressor.
146    This setting is designed to improve the compression ratio for files with
147    long matches at a large distance.
148
149    Note: If `windowLog` is set to larger than 27, `--long=windowLog` or
150    `--memory=windowSize` needs to be passed to the decompressor.
151* `-D DICT`:
152    use `DICT` as Dictionary to compress or decompress FILE(s)
153* `--patch-from FILE`:
154    Specify the file to be used as a reference point for zstd's diff engine.
155    This is effectively dictionary compression with some convenient parameter
156    selection, namely that windowSize > srcSize.
157
158    Note: cannot use both this and -D together
159    Note: `--long` mode will be automatically activated if chainLog < fileLog
160        (fileLog being the windowLog required to cover the whole file). You
161        can also manually force it.
162	Node: for all levels, you can use --patch-from in --single-thread mode
163		to improve compression ratio at the cost of speed
164    Note: for level 19, you can get increased compression ratio at the cost
165        of speed by specifying `--zstd=targetLength=` to be something large
166        (i.e 4096), and by setting a large `--zstd=chainLog=`
167* `--rsyncable` :
168    `zstd` will periodically synchronize the compression state to make the
169    compressed file more rsync-friendly. There is a negligible impact to
170    compression ratio, and the faster compression levels will see a small
171    compression speed hit.
172    This feature does not work with `--single-thread`. You probably don't want
173    to use it with long range mode, since it will decrease the effectiveness of
174    the synchronization points, but your mileage may vary.
175* `-C`, `--[no-]check`:
176    add integrity check computed from uncompressed data (default: enabled)
177* `--[no-]content-size`:
178    enable / disable whether or not the original size of the file is placed in
179    the header of the compressed file. The default option is
180    --content-size (meaning that the original size will be placed in the header).
181* `--no-dictID`:
182    do not store dictionary ID within frame header (dictionary compression).
183    The decoder will have to rely on implicit knowledge about which dictionary to use,
184    it won't be able to check if it's correct.
185* `-M#`, `--memory=#`:
186    Set a memory usage limit. By default, Zstandard uses 128 MB for decompression
187    as the maximum amount of memory the decompressor is allowed to use, but you can
188    override this manually if need be in either direction (ie. you can increase or
189    decrease it).
190
191    This is also used during compression when using with --patch-from=. In this case,
192    this parameter overrides that maximum size allowed for a dictionary. (128 MB).
193
194    Additionally, this can be used to limit memory for dictionary training. This parameter
195    overrides the default limit of 2 GB. zstd will load training samples up to the memory limit
196    and ignore the rest.
197* `--stream-size=#` :
198    Sets the pledged source size of input coming from a stream. This value must be exact, as it
199    will be included in the produced frame header. Incorrect stream sizes will cause an error.
200    This information will be used to better optimize compression parameters, resulting in
201    better and potentially faster compression, especially for smaller source sizes.
202* `--size-hint=#`:
203    When handling input from a stream, `zstd` must guess how large the source size
204    will be when optimizing compression parameters. If the stream size is relatively
205    small, this guess may be a poor one, resulting in a higher compression ratio than
206    expected. This feature allows for controlling the guess when needed.
207    Exact guesses result in better compression ratios. Overestimates result in slightly
208    degraded compression ratios, while underestimates may result in significant degradation.
209* `-o FILE`:
210    save result into `FILE`
211* `-f`, `--force`:
212    disable input and output checks. Allows overwriting existing files, input
213    from console, output to stdout, operating on links, block devices, etc.
214* `-c`, `--stdout`:
215    write to standard output (even if it is the console)
216* `--[no-]sparse`:
217    enable / disable sparse FS support,
218    to make files with many zeroes smaller on disk.
219    Creating sparse files may save disk space and speed up decompression by
220    reducing the amount of disk I/O.
221    default: enabled when output is into a file,
222    and disabled when output is stdout.
223    This setting overrides default and can force sparse mode over stdout.
224* `--rm`:
225    remove source file(s) after successful compression or decompression. If used in combination with
226    -o, will trigger a confirmation prompt (which can be silenced with -f), as this is a destructive operation.
227* `-k`, `--keep`:
228    keep source file(s) after successful compression or decompression.
229    This is the default behavior.
230* `-r`:
231    operate recursively on directories.
232    It selects all files in the named directory and all its subdirectories.
233    This can be useful both to reduce command line typing,
234    and to circumvent shell expansion limitations,
235    when there are a lot of files and naming breaks the maximum size of a command line.
236* `--filelist FILE`
237    read a list of files to process as content from `FILE`.
238    Format is compatible with `ls` output, with one file per line.
239* `--output-dir-flat DIR`:
240    resulting files are stored into target `DIR` directory,
241    instead of same directory as origin file.
242    Be aware that this command can introduce name collision issues,
243    if multiple files, from different directories, end up having the same name.
244    Collision resolution ensures first file with a given name will be present in `DIR`,
245    while in combination with `-f`, the last file will be present instead.
246* `--output-dir-mirror DIR`:
247    similar to `--output-dir-flat`,
248    the output files are stored underneath target `DIR` directory,
249    but this option will replicate input directory hierarchy into output `DIR`.
250
251    If input directory contains "..", the files in this directory will be ignored.
252    If input directory is an absolute directory (i.e. "/var/tmp/abc"),
253    it will be stored into the "output-dir/var/tmp/abc".
254    If there are multiple input files or directories,
255    name collision resolution will follow the same rules as `--output-dir-flat`.
256* `--format=FORMAT`:
257    compress and decompress in other formats. If compiled with
258    support, zstd can compress to or decompress from other compression algorithm
259    formats. Possibly available options are `zstd`, `gzip`, `xz`, `lzma`, and `lz4`.
260    If no such format is provided, `zstd` is the default.
261* `-h`/`-H`, `--help`:
262    display help/long help and exit
263* `-V`, `--version`:
264    display version number and exit.
265    Advanced : `-vV` also displays supported formats.
266    `-vvV` also displays POSIX support.
267    `-q` will only display the version number, suitable for machine reading.
268* `-v`, `--verbose`:
269    verbose mode, display more information
270* `-q`, `--quiet`:
271    suppress warnings, interactivity, and notifications.
272    specify twice to suppress errors too.
273* `--no-progress`:
274    do not display the progress bar, but keep all other messages.
275* `--show-default-cparams`:
276    Shows the default compression parameters that will be used for a
277    particular src file. If the provided src file is not a regular file
278    (eg. named pipe), the cli will just output the default parameters.
279    That is, the parameters that are used when the src size is unknown.
280* `--`:
281    All arguments after `--` are treated as files
282
283### Restricted usage of Environment Variables
284
285Using environment variables to set parameters has security implications.
286Therefore, this avenue is intentionally restricted.
287Only `ZSTD_CLEVEL` and `ZSTD_NBTHREADS` are currently supported.
288They set the compression level and number of threads to use during compression, respectively.
289
290`ZSTD_CLEVEL` can be used to set the level between 1 and 19 (the "normal" range).
291If the value of `ZSTD_CLEVEL` is not a valid integer, it will be ignored with a warning message.
292`ZSTD_CLEVEL` just replaces the default compression level (`3`).
293
294`ZSTD_NBTHREADS` can be used to set the number of threads `zstd` will attempt to use during compression.
295If the value of `ZSTD_NBTHREADS` is not a valid unsigned integer, it will be ignored with a warning message.
296`ZSTD_NBTHREADS` has a default value of (`1`), and is capped at ZSTDMT_NBWORKERS_MAX==200. `zstd` must be
297compiled with multithread support for this to have any effect.
298
299They can both be overridden by corresponding command line arguments:
300`-#` for compression level and `-T#` for number of compression threads.
301
302
303DICTIONARY BUILDER
304------------------
305`zstd` offers _dictionary_ compression,
306which greatly improves efficiency on small files and messages.
307It's possible to train `zstd` with a set of samples,
308the result of which is saved into a file called a `dictionary`.
309Then during compression and decompression, reference the same dictionary,
310using command `-D dictionaryFileName`.
311Compression of small files similar to the sample set will be greatly improved.
312
313* `--train FILEs`:
314    Use FILEs as training set to create a dictionary.
315    The training set should contain a lot of small files (> 100),
316    and weight typically 100x the target dictionary size
317    (for example, 10 MB for a 100 KB dictionary).
318    `--train` can be combined with `-r` to indicate a directory rather than listing all the files,
319    which can be useful to circumvent shell expansion limits.
320
321    `--train` supports multithreading if `zstd` is compiled with threading support (default).
322    Additional parameters can be specified with `--train-fastcover`.
323    The legacy dictionary builder can be accessed with `--train-legacy`.
324    The slower cover dictionary builder can be accessed with `--train-cover`.
325    Default is equivalent to `--train-fastcover=d=8,steps=4`.
326* `-o file`:
327    Dictionary saved into `file` (default name: dictionary).
328* `--maxdict=#`:
329    Limit dictionary to specified size (default: 112640).
330* `-#`:
331    Use `#` compression level during training (optional).
332    Will generate statistics more tuned for selected compression level,
333    resulting in a _small_ compression ratio improvement for this level.
334* `-B#`:
335    Split input files into blocks of size # (default: no split)
336* `-M#`, `--memory=#`:
337    Limit the amount of sample data loaded for training (default: 2 GB). See above for details.
338* `--dictID=#`:
339    A dictionary ID is a locally unique ID
340    that a decoder can use to verify it is using the right dictionary.
341    By default, zstd will create a 4-bytes random number ID.
342    It's possible to give a precise number instead.
343    Short numbers have an advantage : an ID < 256 will only need 1 byte in the
344    compressed frame header, and an ID < 65536 will only need 2 bytes.
345    This compares favorably to 4 bytes default.
346    However, it's up to the dictionary manager to not assign twice the same ID to
347    2 different dictionaries.
348* `--train-cover[=k#,d=#,steps=#,split=#,shrink[=#]]`:
349    Select parameters for the default dictionary builder algorithm named cover.
350    If _d_ is not specified, then it tries _d_ = 6 and _d_ = 8.
351    If _k_ is not specified, then it tries _steps_ values in the range [50, 2000].
352    If _steps_ is not specified, then the default value of 40 is used.
353    If _split_ is not specified or split <= 0, then the default value of 100 is used.
354    Requires that _d_ <= _k_.
355    If _shrink_ flag is not used, then the default value for _shrinkDict_ of 0 is used.
356    If _shrink_ is not specified, then the default value for _shrinkDictMaxRegression_ of 1 is used.
357
358    Selects segments of size _k_ with highest score to put in the dictionary.
359    The score of a segment is computed by the sum of the frequencies of all the
360    subsegments of size _d_.
361    Generally _d_ should be in the range [6, 8], occasionally up to 16, but the
362    algorithm will run faster with d <= _8_.
363    Good values for _k_ vary widely based on the input data, but a safe range is
364    [2 * _d_, 2000].
365    If _split_ is 100, all input samples are used for both training and testing
366    to find optimal _d_ and _k_ to build dictionary.
367    Supports multithreading if `zstd` is compiled with threading support.
368    Having _shrink_ enabled takes a truncated dictionary of minimum size and doubles
369    in size until compression ratio of the truncated dictionary is at most
370    _shrinkDictMaxRegression%_ worse than the compression ratio of the largest dictionary.
371
372    Examples:
373
374    `zstd --train-cover FILEs`
375
376    `zstd --train-cover=k=50,d=8 FILEs`
377
378    `zstd --train-cover=d=8,steps=500 FILEs`
379
380    `zstd --train-cover=k=50 FILEs`
381
382    `zstd --train-cover=k=50,split=60 FILEs`
383
384    `zstd --train-cover=shrink FILEs`
385
386    `zstd --train-cover=shrink=2 FILEs`
387
388* `--train-fastcover[=k#,d=#,f=#,steps=#,split=#,accel=#]`:
389    Same as cover but with extra parameters _f_ and _accel_ and different default value of split
390    If _split_ is not specified, then it tries _split_ = 75.
391    If _f_ is not specified, then it tries _f_ = 20.
392    Requires that 0 < _f_ < 32.
393    If _accel_ is not specified, then it tries _accel_ = 1.
394    Requires that 0 < _accel_ <= 10.
395    Requires that _d_ = 6 or _d_ = 8.
396
397    _f_ is log of size of array that keeps track of frequency of subsegments of size _d_.
398    The subsegment is hashed to an index in the range [0,2^_f_ - 1].
399    It is possible that 2 different subsegments are hashed to the same index, and they are considered as the same subsegment when computing frequency.
400    Using a higher _f_ reduces collision but takes longer.
401
402    Examples:
403
404    `zstd --train-fastcover FILEs`
405
406    `zstd --train-fastcover=d=8,f=15,accel=2 FILEs`
407
408* `--train-legacy[=selectivity=#]`:
409    Use legacy dictionary builder algorithm with the given dictionary
410    _selectivity_ (default: 9).
411    The smaller the _selectivity_ value, the denser the dictionary,
412    improving its efficiency but reducing its possible maximum size.
413    `--train-legacy=s=#` is also accepted.
414
415    Examples:
416
417    `zstd --train-legacy FILEs`
418
419    `zstd --train-legacy=selectivity=8 FILEs`
420
421
422BENCHMARK
423---------
424
425* `-b#`:
426    benchmark file(s) using compression level #
427* `-e#`:
428    benchmark file(s) using multiple compression levels, from `-b#` to `-e#` (inclusive)
429* `-i#`:
430    minimum evaluation time, in seconds (default: 3s), benchmark mode only
431* `-B#`, `--block-size=#`:
432    cut file(s) into independent blocks of size # (default: no block)
433* `--priority=rt`:
434    set process priority to real-time
435
436**Output Format:** CompressionLevel#Filename : IntputSize -> OutputSize (CompressionRatio), CompressionSpeed, DecompressionSpeed
437
438**Methodology:** For both compression and decompression speed, the entire input is compressed/decompressed in-memory to measure speed. A run lasts at least 1 sec, so when files are small, they are compressed/decompressed several times per run, in order to improve measurement accuracy.
439
440ADVANCED COMPRESSION OPTIONS
441----------------------------
442### -B#:
443Select the size of each compression job.
444This parameter is only available when multi-threading is enabled.
445Each compression job is run in parallel, so this value indirectly impacts the nb of active threads.
446Default job size varies depending on compression level (generally  `4 * windowSize`).
447`-B#` makes it possible to manually select a custom size.
448Note that job size must respect a minimum value which is enforced transparently.
449This minimum is either 512 KB, or `overlapSize`, whichever is largest.
450Different job sizes will lead to (slightly) different compressed frames.
451
452### --zstd[=options]:
453`zstd` provides 22 predefined compression levels.
454The selected or default predefined compression level can be changed with
455advanced compression options.
456The _options_ are provided as a comma-separated list.
457You may specify only the options you want to change and the rest will be
458taken from the selected or default compression level.
459The list of available _options_:
460
461- `strategy`=_strat_, `strat`=_strat_:
462    Specify a strategy used by a match finder.
463
464    There are 9 strategies numbered from 1 to 9, from faster to stronger:
465    1=ZSTD\_fast, 2=ZSTD\_dfast, 3=ZSTD\_greedy,
466    4=ZSTD\_lazy, 5=ZSTD\_lazy2, 6=ZSTD\_btlazy2,
467    7=ZSTD\_btopt, 8=ZSTD\_btultra, 9=ZSTD\_btultra2.
468
469- `windowLog`=_wlog_, `wlog`=_wlog_:
470    Specify the maximum number of bits for a match distance.
471
472    The higher number of increases the chance to find a match which usually
473    improves compression ratio.
474    It also increases memory requirements for the compressor and decompressor.
475    The minimum _wlog_ is 10 (1 KiB) and the maximum is 30 (1 GiB) on 32-bit
476    platforms and 31 (2 GiB) on 64-bit platforms.
477
478    Note: If `windowLog` is set to larger than 27, `--long=windowLog` or
479    `--memory=windowSize` needs to be passed to the decompressor.
480
481- `hashLog`=_hlog_, `hlog`=_hlog_:
482    Specify the maximum number of bits for a hash table.
483
484    Bigger hash tables cause less collisions which usually makes compression
485    faster, but requires more memory during compression.
486
487    The minimum _hlog_ is 6 (64 B) and the maximum is 30 (1 GiB).
488
489- `chainLog`=_clog_, `clog`=_clog_:
490    Specify the maximum number of bits for a hash chain or a binary tree.
491
492    Higher numbers of bits increases the chance to find a match which usually
493    improves compression ratio.
494    It also slows down compression speed and increases memory requirements for
495    compression.
496    This option is ignored for the ZSTD_fast strategy.
497
498    The minimum _clog_ is 6 (64 B) and the maximum is 29 (524 Mib) on 32-bit platforms
499    and 30 (1 Gib) on 64-bit platforms.
500
501- `searchLog`=_slog_, `slog`=_slog_:
502    Specify the maximum number of searches in a hash chain or a binary tree
503    using logarithmic scale.
504
505    More searches increases the chance to find a match which usually increases
506    compression ratio but decreases compression speed.
507
508    The minimum _slog_ is 1 and the maximum is 'windowLog' - 1.
509
510- `minMatch`=_mml_, `mml`=_mml_:
511    Specify the minimum searched length of a match in a hash table.
512
513    Larger search lengths usually decrease compression ratio but improve
514    decompression speed.
515
516    The minimum _mml_ is 3 and the maximum is 7.
517
518- `targetLength`=_tlen_, `tlen`=_tlen_:
519    The impact of this field vary depending on selected strategy.
520
521    For ZSTD\_btopt, ZSTD\_btultra and ZSTD\_btultra2, it specifies
522    the minimum match length that causes match finder to stop searching.
523    A larger `targetLength` usually improves compression ratio
524    but decreases compression speed.
525t
526    For ZSTD\_fast, it triggers ultra-fast mode when > 0.
527    The value represents the amount of data skipped between match sampling.
528    Impact is reversed : a larger `targetLength` increases compression speed
529    but decreases compression ratio.
530
531    For all other strategies, this field has no impact.
532
533    The minimum _tlen_ is 0 and the maximum is 128 Kib.
534
535- `overlapLog`=_ovlog_,  `ovlog`=_ovlog_:
536    Determine `overlapSize`, amount of data reloaded from previous job.
537    This parameter is only available when multithreading is enabled.
538    Reloading more data improves compression ratio, but decreases speed.
539
540    The minimum _ovlog_ is 0, and the maximum is 9.
541    1 means "no overlap", hence completely independent jobs.
542    9 means "full overlap", meaning up to `windowSize` is reloaded from previous job.
543    Reducing _ovlog_ by 1 reduces the reloaded amount by a factor 2.
544    For example, 8 means "windowSize/2", and 6 means "windowSize/8".
545    Value 0 is special and means "default" : _ovlog_ is automatically determined by `zstd`.
546    In which case, _ovlog_ will range from 6 to 9, depending on selected _strat_.
547
548- `ldmHashLog`=_lhlog_, `lhlog`=_lhlog_:
549    Specify the maximum size for a hash table used for long distance matching.
550
551    This option is ignored unless long distance matching is enabled.
552
553    Bigger hash tables usually improve compression ratio at the expense of more
554    memory during compression and a decrease in compression speed.
555
556    The minimum _lhlog_ is 6 and the maximum is 30 (default: 20).
557
558- `ldmMinMatch`=_lmml_, `lmml`=_lmml_:
559    Specify the minimum searched length of a match for long distance matching.
560
561    This option is ignored unless long distance matching is enabled.
562
563    Larger/very small values usually decrease compression ratio.
564
565    The minimum _lmml_ is 4 and the maximum is 4096 (default: 64).
566
567- `ldmBucketSizeLog`=_lblog_, `lblog`=_lblog_:
568    Specify the size of each bucket for the hash table used for long distance
569    matching.
570
571    This option is ignored unless long distance matching is enabled.
572
573    Larger bucket sizes improve collision resolution but decrease compression
574    speed.
575
576    The minimum _lblog_ is 1 and the maximum is 8 (default: 3).
577
578- `ldmHashRateLog`=_lhrlog_, `lhrlog`=_lhrlog_:
579    Specify the frequency of inserting entries into the long distance matching
580    hash table.
581
582    This option is ignored unless long distance matching is enabled.
583
584    Larger values will improve compression speed. Deviating far from the
585    default value will likely result in a decrease in compression ratio.
586
587    The default value is `wlog - lhlog`.
588
589### Example
590The following parameters sets advanced compression options to something
591similar to predefined level 19 for files bigger than 256 KB:
592
593`--zstd`=wlog=23,clog=23,hlog=22,slog=6,mml=3,tlen=48,strat=6
594
595
596BUGS
597----
598Report bugs at: https://github.com/facebook/zstd/issues
599
600AUTHOR
601------
602Yann Collet
603