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🏷️ NAME

Dpkg::Compression - simple database of available compression methods

🚀 Quick Reference

Use CaseCommandDescription
Get supported compression methodscompression_get_list()Returns alphabetically sorted list
Check if compression is supportedcompression_is_supported($comp)Returns boolean
Get compression propertycompression_get_property($comp, $property)Returns file_ext, default_level, comp_prog, decomp_prog
Guess compression from filenamecompression_guess_from_filename($filename)Returns method based on extension
Get file extension regexcompression_get_file_extension_regex()Returns regex for compressed extensions
Get default compressioncompression_get_default()Returns "xz" unless changed
Set default compressioncompression_set_default($comp)Errors if unsupported
Get default compression levelcompression_get_default_level()Returns compressor-specific default
Set default compression levelcompression_set_default_level($level)Undef resets to default
Validate compression levelcompression_is_valid_level($level)Checks if level is 1-9, "fast", or "best"

📖 DESCRIPTION

This modules provides a few public functions and a public regex to interact with the set of supported compression methods.

⚙️ FUNCTIONS

📜 CHANGES

🛠️ Version 2.00 (dpkg 1.20.0)

🛠️ Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.17.2)

🛠️ Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.16.1)

🛠️ Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)

1.21.1 2025-09-09 Dpkg::Compression(3perl)

Dpkg::Compression
🏷️ NAME 🚀 Quick Reference 📖 DESCRIPTION ⚙️ FUNCTIONS 📜 CHANGES
🛠️ Version 2.00 (dpkg 1.20.0) 🛠️ Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.17.2) 🛠️ Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.16.1) 🛠️ Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)

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