{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "precat",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/precat/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-03T00:20:47Z",
    "synopsis": "precat [-dzhLV] [-cfksSq] [file ...]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "prezip, preunzip, precat -  prefix delta compressor for Aspell\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "precat [-dzhLV] [-cfksSq] [file ...]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "prezip  is  a  a  prefix delta compressor.  It is not a general purpose compressor and should\nonly be used on sorted word lists or other similar text files.  It will likely  increase  the\nsize of binary data.\n\nIf invoked as prezip, the default action is to compress.  If invoked as preunzip, the default\naction is to decompress.  If invoked as precat, the default action is to decompress  to  std‐\nout.\n\nIf no file names are given then prezip will compress or decompress from the standard input to\nthe standard output.  Short flags can be combined so that \"-c -s\" is the same as \"-cs\".\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "display help\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d --decompress",
                    "content": "force decompression\n",
                    "flag": "-d",
                    "long": "--decompress"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-z --compress",
                    "content": "dorce compression\n",
                    "flag": "-z",
                    "long": "--compress"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-L --license",
                    "content": "display software license\n",
                    "flag": "-L",
                    "long": "--license"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V --version",
                    "content": "display version\n",
                    "flag": "-V",
                    "long": "--version"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-c --stdout",
                    "content": "decompress to standard output\n",
                    "flag": "-c",
                    "long": "--stdout"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f --force",
                    "content": "force\n",
                    "flag": "-f",
                    "long": "--force"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-k --keep",
                    "content": "keep input files\n",
                    "flag": "-k",
                    "long": "--keep"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-s --sort",
                    "content": "sort and remove duplicates before compressing\n",
                    "flag": "-s",
                    "long": "--sort"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-S --nocwl",
                    "content": "do not rename .wl suffix to .cwl (use .wl.pz instead)\n",
                    "flag": "-S",
                    "long": "--nocwl"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-q --quiet",
                    "content": "suppress all warnings\n",
                    "flag": "-q",
                    "long": "--quiet"
                }
            ]
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "This manual page was written by  Brian  Nelson  <pyro@debian.org>  based  on  the  output  of\nhelp2man.  Aspell is Copyright © 2002 Kevin Atkinson.\n\n\n\nGNU                                          March 2010                                    PREZIP(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "prezip, preunzip, precat -  prefix delta compressor for Aspell",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "display help"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-d",
            "long": "--decompress",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "force decompression"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-z",
            "long": "--compress",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "dorce compression"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-L",
            "long": "--license",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "display software license"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-V",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "display version"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-c",
            "long": "--stdout",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "decompress to standard output"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-f",
            "long": "--force",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "force"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-k",
            "long": "--keep",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "keep input files"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-s",
            "long": "--sort",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "sort and remove duplicates before compressing"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-S",
            "long": "--nocwl",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "do not rename .wl suffix to .cwl (use .wl.pz instead)"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-q",
            "long": "--quiet",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "suppress all warnings"
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}