https://github.com/silverwind/precompress

CLI to compress files to gzip, brotli, zst
https://github.com/silverwind/precompress

brotli cli gzip httpd nginx precompress static-site

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CLI to compress files to gzip, brotli, zst

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/silverwind/precompress
• Owner: silverwind
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2018-08-05T13:31:05.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-03-09T22:13:57.000Z (18 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-03-10T04:37:20.686Z (18 days ago)
• Topics: brotli, cli, gzip, httpd, nginx, precompress, static-site
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.52 MB
• Stars: 29
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Agents: AGENTS.md

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# precompress

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CLI to compress files to gzip, brotli and zstd. Files are efficiently compressed in parallel. Existing output files will always be overridden.

## Usage

```bash

# compress all files in the "build" directory using node

npx precompress ./build

# same with bun

bunx precompress ./build

```

## Options

```

usage: precompress [options] 

  Options:

    -t, --types     Types of files to generate. Default: gz,br,zst

    -i, --include   Only include given globs. Default: unset

    -e, --exclude   Exclude given globs. Default: **.gz,**.br

    -m, --mtime               Skip creating existing files when source file is newer

    -f, --follow              Follow symbolic links

    -d, --delete              Delete source file after compression

    -o, --outdir              Output directory, will preserve relative path structure

    -b, --basedir             Base directory to derive output path, use with --outdir

    -E, --extensionless       Do not output a extension, use with single --type and --outdir

    -s, --silent              Do not print anything

    -S, --sensitive           Treat include and exclude patterns case-sensitively

    -c, --concurrency    Number of concurrent operations. Default: auto

    -V, --verbose             Print individual file compression times

    -h, --help                Show this text

    -v, --version             Show the version

  Examples:

    $ precompress ./build

```

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