API in C for compress (.Z) ?

domiq44 · February 1, 2011, 5:05am

Hi all,

I would like to know if an API for compress (.Z) exists in C ?

I want to write a program which process a large number of data files with efficient compression at the end.

Thanks

birei · February 1, 2011, 5:06am

Hi,

Take a look to 'zlib.h'

Regards,
Birei

fpmurphy · February 1, 2011, 5:09am

Here is a how-to for zlib APIs: zlib Usage Example

domiq44 · February 1, 2011, 7:32am

Excuse me, but I forgot to tell you that it's for AIX

I want to compress files (.Z), and AIX uncompress command must be able to uncompress them.

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Sorry fpmurphy for this double post

I think that this post would be better in the C Forum that in the AIX one.

vtab · February 1, 2011, 8:22pm

Just use C "exec" and call "compress" command