Help for 'deflate' program.

Date help created:  12 Jun 1994
Date last updated:  04 Jul 1994
'deflate' compresses data files, by zeroing all data values below a specified level (in absolute value), and then using a 'run-length encoding' compression algorithm on the zeroes.

The input data file must be blocked, and not deflated.

To run the program type

	deflate <deflate script file>

The deflate script file must have the following format:

	input <par file of input data file>
	output <output (deflated) data file>
	par <par file of output data file>	! this is optional
	deflate <deflation level>

and a typical example would be

	input /usr/people/wb104/edl387/edl387_5.spc.par
	output /usr/people/wb104/edl387/edl387_5.def
	deflate 20000	! zero data below 20000 (in absolute value)

This compresses the input file by zeroing all values below 20000 (in absolute value).

Currently, most programs do not accept deflated data files as valid input. Deflated files must be reflated using 'reflate'.

Azara help: deflate / W. Boucher / azara@bioc.cam.ac.uk