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@@ -7957,10 +7957,8 @@ switch to @samp{posix}.
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@command{gzip}, @command{bzip2} and @command{lzma} compression
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programs. For backward compatibility, it also supports
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@command{compress} command, although we strongly recommend against
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-using it, since there is a patent covering the algorithm it uses and
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-you could be sued for patent infringement merely by running
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-@command{compress}! Besides, it is by far less effective than other
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-compression programs.
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+using it, because it is by far less effective than other compression
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+programs@footnote{It also had patent problems in the past.}.
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Creating a compressed archive is simple: you just specify a
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@dfn{compression option} along with the usual archive creation
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@@ -8115,11 +8113,6 @@ Filter the archive through @command{lzma}. Otherwise like @option{--gzip}.
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@itemx --uncompress
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Filter the archive through @command{compress}. Otherwise like @option{--gzip}.
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-The @acronym{GNU} Project recommends you not use
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-@command{compress}, because there is a patent covering the algorithm it
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-uses. You could be sued for patent infringement merely by running
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-@command{compress}.
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-
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@opindex use-compress-program
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@item --use-compress-program=@var{prog}
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Use external compression program @var{prog}. Use this option if you
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