huffman-archiver/README.md
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# Huffman archiver
An archiver that uses Huffman code for compression
## Building from source
#### Prerequisite Tools
* [Git](https://git-scm.com/download)
* [Go (version 1.17 or later)](https://go.dev/dl)
1. Install all prerequisite tools
2. Clone this repository
```bash
git clone https://ashley.sch9.ru/git/mrfoxygmfr/huffman-archiver
```
3. Build executable binary
```bash
go build -o huffman main.go
```
## Usage
#### Archiving
To archive a file, use the command
```bash
./huffman encode <archive name> <file name>
```
where `<file name>` is the name of the file to be compressed, `<archive name>` is the name of the archive to be created.
#### Unpacking
To unpack a file, use the command
```bash
./huffman decode <archive name> <file name>
```
where `<archive name>` is the name of the archive to unpack, `<file name>` is the name of the file to save.