Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively

From	D <nospam@example.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively
Date	2024-06-11 10:51 +0200
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On Tue, 11 Jun 2024, J Newman wrote:

> Hi, I'm interested in writing a script that will:
>
> 1. Find and compress files recursively
> 2. After the first 5 seconds of compressing, if the compression ratio >1 
> (i.e. the compressed file will be larger than the uncompressed file), it 
> tries another compression algorithm.
> 3. If the other compression algorithm still has a ratio >1, it tries another 
> algorithm, until a list is exhausted.
> 4. If the list is exhausted, it skips compressing that file.
>
> Any suggestions on how to proceed?
>

Difficult to estimate compression ratio without analyzing the entire file. 
In theory you could say something based on the file type, but that's the 
best I can come up with.

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  Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-06-11 10:51 +0200
  Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2024-06-11 14:58 +0000
  Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2024-06-11 22:21 -0500
    Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-12 08:17 +0100
      Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-06-12 10:13 +0200
        Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively J Newman <jenniferkatenewman@gmail.com> - 2024-06-13 12:46 +0800
          Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-06-13 11:55 +0200
            Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2024-06-13 22:35 -0500
              Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-06-14 11:07 +0200
    Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively J Newman <jenniferkatenewman@gmail.com> - 2024-06-13 12:43 +0800
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        Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-06-13 11:55 +0200
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  Re: Script to conditionally find and compress files recursively J Newman <jenniferkatenewman@gmail.com> - 2024-06-15 11:30 +0800

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