zfs-recompress.sh

NAME

zfs-recompress.sh - trigger ZFS compression on a set of files

SYNOPSIS

zfs-recompress.sh [OPTION1], [OPTION2], ...

DESCRIPTION

Call the zfs-recompress.sh script to replicate, verify and overwrite all files in the current working directory and all its descendant directories in order to trigger ZFS compression.

--folder FOLDER
	process the specified FOLDER instead of the current working directory

--dry-run
	test every source file for readability/size and try to create an empty file in every destination directory (fast) instead of a full replicate, verify and overwrite cycle (slow)

--help
	display usage help and exit

REPORTING BUGS

Please report zfs-recompress.sh bugs through GitHub.

COPYRIGHT

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE BATCH-PROCESSING COMPUTER FILES IN ANY WAY.

SEE ALSO

Further information is available through comments within the zfs-recompress.sh script itself, readable with any text editor.