COMPACT

Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.

COMPACT /?

COMPACT [/C | /U] [/S[:dir]] [/A] [/I] [/F] [/Q] [path][filename [...]]

Display the compression state of the current directory and any files it contains:

COMPACT

path filename (NT3.51)

Specifies a pattern, file, or directory. You may use multiple filenames and wildcards. You must put spaces between multiple parameters.

/? (NTXP)

Display help.

/A (NT2000)

Displays files with the hidden or system attributes. These files are omitted by default.

/C (NT3.51)

Compresses the specified files. Directories will be marked so that files added afterward will be compressed.

/F (NT3.51)

Forces the compress operation on all specified files, even those which are already compressed. Already-compressed files are skipped by default.

/I (NT3.51)

Continues performing the specified operation even after errors have occurred. Stops when an error is encountered by default.

/Q (NT2000)

Reports only the most essential information.

/S[:dir] (NT3.51)

Performs the specified operation on files in the given directory and all subdirectories. Current directory is the default.

/U (NT3.51)

Uncompresses the specified files. Directories will be marked so that files added afterward will not be compressed.

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External

DOS

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Windows

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Windows NT

NT3.51 NT4 NT2000 NTXP NT2003