difference "gzip" and "deflate"

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what is the difference "gzip" and "deflate"?

how do i compress and decompress by deflate algorithm (no gzip!)

Posted 16-Dec-13 21:15pm

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As CPallini said the Wikipedia article is a good place to start, you should also learn to use Google, the first few hits would give you the answers you are looking for. Anyway, read this article[^] for an explanation of the Deflate algorithm. There is some example code of the Deflate algorithm here[^].

Posted 17-Dec-13 3:26am

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-16T21:40:00

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what is the difference "gzip" and "deflate"?

The gzip Wikipedia page[^] sheds some light on the argument.

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how do i compress and decompress by deflate algorithm (no gzip!)

Since gzip is a free implementation of the deflate algorithm I see no reason why you shouldn't use it. Anyway you might also write your own deflate implementation.