

CPRESS (1)                   1/15/79                   CPRESS (1)


NAME
       cpress - compress input files

SYNOPSIS
       cpress [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
       Cpress  compresses  runs  of  repeated  characters  in the
       input files.  The output file can eventually  be  expanded
       with the tool 'expand'. 
       
       If  no input files are given, or the filename '-' appears,
       input will be from the standard input. 

FILES

SEE ALSO
       expand

DIAGNOSTICS
       A message is printed if an input file  cannot  be  opened;
       further processing is terminated. 

AUTHORS

       From   Kernighan   &   Plauger's  'Software  Tools',  with
       modifications  by  Debbie  Scherrer   (Lawrence   Berkeley
       Laboratory)

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