Compression Tool

This is a simple file compression and decompression tool that uses Huffman coding to compress files. The tool supports two primary operations:

• Compression: Compresses an input file and stores the result in an output file.
• Decompression: Decompresses a compressed file and stores the result in an output file.

The tool is used through the command line with the following commands:

• cczip for compression
• ccunzip for decompression

Steps to Create and Use the Compression Tool

1. Compile the Program

First, build the program by running the following command:

cargo build --release

2. Move the executables to a directory in your PATH

To make the tool accessible from anywhere in your terminal, move the compiled executables to a directory that is included in your system's PATH.

sudo cp target/release/cczip /usr/local/bin/
sudo cp target/release/ccunzip /usr/local/bin/

3. Verify the installation

To verify the installation, check if the executables are accessible from anywhere in your terminal:

which cczip
which ccunzip

4. Compress a file using cczip

cczip test.txt [test.zip]

5. Decompress a file using ccunzip

cczip test.dat [test.txt]

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests to improve the tool. To contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch.
3. Make your changes.
4. Submit a pull request.