This directory contains material defining the Zstandard format, as well as for help using the zstd library.
zstd_compression_format.md : This document defines the Zstandard compression format. Compliant decoders must adhere to this document, and compliant encoders must generate data that follows it.
educational_decoder : This directory contains an implementation of a Zstandard decoder, compliant with the Zstandard compression format. It can be used, for example, to better understand the format, or as the basis for a separate implementation a Zstandard decoder/encoder.
zstd_manual.html : Documentation on the functions found in zstd.h. See http://zstd.net/zstd_manual.html for the manual released with the latest official zstd release.