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From: gary@dragon.dsh.org (Gary D. Duzan)
Subject: Re: Compressing file system ?
Organization: Delaware State Hospital
References: <23rh55$ct@encap.Hanse.DE> <23tr2j$3tt@europa.eng.gtefsd.com> <23tsn3$7e@Germany.EU.net>
Message-ID: <CBCtwv.4ws@dragon.dsh.org>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1993 20:22:06 GMT
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In article <23tr2j$3tt@europa.eng.gtefsd.com>, niemidc@oasis.gtefsd.com (David C. Niemi) writes:
>
>|> As an alternative, there could be a new type of executable file that
>|> incorporates compression, and the loader would uncompress it as it
>|> executed it. This would work well for less-seldom-used, non-persistent
>|> executables.
>
gzip includes a utility that does this today.
Gary D. Duzan
Network Administrator
Delaware State Hospital