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NAME
       cpress - compress input files

SYNOPSIS
       cpress [file] ...

DESCRIPTION
       Cpress  compresses  runs  of  repeated  characters in the input
       files. The output file can eventually be expanded with the tool
       'expand'.
       
       If no input files are given, or the filename '-' appears, input
       will be from the standard input.

FILES

SEE ALSO
       expand

DIAGNOSTICS
       A message is printed if an input file cannot be opened; further
       processing is terminated.

AUTHORS

       From Kernighan & Plauger's 'Software Tools', with modifications
       by Debbie Scherrer.

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