Calculate Compression Ratio - compsize Command | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos

Calculate compression ratios with the compsize command. Analyze file and directory compression on btrfs filesystems. Free online tool, no registration required.

compsize

Calculate the compression ratio of a set of files on a btrfs filesystem. See also: btrfs filesystem for recompressing a file by defragmenting it. More information: https://manned.org/compsize.

  • Calculate the current compression ratio for a file or directory:

sudo compsize {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

  • Don’t traverse filesystem boundaries:

sudo compsize {{[-x|--one-file-system]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

  • Show raw byte counts instead of human-readable sizes:

sudo compsize {{[-b|--bytes]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}