From cb81ec6f9eb7d6544adac5f4acb463b868482d10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: drfrugal Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 22:13:13 +0100 Subject: creating README.md for each crate separately, for crates.io --- cli/README.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cli/README.md (limited to 'cli/README.md') diff --git a/cli/README.md b/cli/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..046e697 --- /dev/null +++ b/cli/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# zlib-header-cli +CLI to print details about the 2 Byte zlib header, as defined in +[RFC 1950](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1950). +This was initially written to reverse-engineer more details about Blizzard's proprietary MPQ archive format, which uses +zlib streams to store data. +``` +Usage: zlib-header-cli [OPTIONS] [HEX4CHAR] + +Arguments: +[HEX4CHAR] A four-character hex string representing the ZlibHeader (Big Endian) + +Options: + -e, --explain Explain the ZlibHeader struct and abbreviations + -h, --help Print help +``` +``` +drfrugal@karazhan:~$ zlib-header-cli 789C +CM 8 (DEFLATE) +CINFO 7 (Window: 32768 Bytes) +FCHECK 28 (valid) +FDICT false (Preset Dictionary not used) +FLEVEL 2 (default) +``` +``` +drfrugal@karazhan:~$ zlib-header-cli --explain +2 Byte zlib header according to https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1950 +1st Byte - CMF (Compression Method and Flags) + 0000_1111 CM Compression Method 8, _ (DEFLATE, UNDEFINED) + 1111_0000 CINFO Compression Info window size is 2.pow(CINFO + 8) +2nd Byte - FLG (Flags) + 0001_1111 FCHECK Checksum Adjustment valid if (CMF * 256 + FLG) % 31 == 0 + 0010_0000 FDICT Preset Dictionary a preset dictionary was used + 1100_0000 FLEVEL Compression Level 0, 1, 2, 3 (fastest, fast, default, best) +``` -- cgit v1.2.3