DBM_Filter::compress(3p) | Perl Programmers Reference Guide | DBM_Filter::compress(3p)

# NAME

DBM_Filter::compress - filter for DBM_Filter

# SYNOPSIS

        use SDBM_File; # or DB_File, GDBM_File, NDBM_File, ODBM_File
        use DBM_Filter ;
        $db = tie %hash, ...
        $db->Filter_Push('compress');

# DESCRIPTION

This DBM filter will compress all data before it is written to the database and uncompressed it on reading.

A fatal error will be thrown if the Compress::Zlib module is not available.

# SEE ALSO

DBM_Filter, perldbmfilter, Compress::Zlib

# AUTHOR

Paul Marquess pmqs@cpan.org

2014-11-17 | perl v5.40.1