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diff --git a/openvpn/doc/openvpn.8 b/openvpn/doc/openvpn.8 index 2f6b32c4..4ae351a0 100644 --- a/openvpn/doc/openvpn.8 +++ b/openvpn/doc/openvpn.8 @@ -2351,12 +2351,32 @@ consecutive messages in the same category. This is useful to limit repetitive logging of similar message types. .\"********************************************************* .TP +.B \-\-compress [algorithm] +Enable a compression algorithm. + +The +.B algorithm +parameter may be "snappy", "lzo", or empty. Snappy and LZO +are different compression algorithms, with Snappy generally +offering the best performance. + +If the +.B algorithm +parameter is empty, compression will be turned off, but the packet +framing for compression will still be enabled, allowing a different +setting to be pushed later. +.\"********************************************************* +.TP .B \-\-comp-lzo [mode] -Use fast LZO compression \-\- may add up to 1 byte per +Use LZO compression \-\- may add up to 1 byte per packet for incompressible data. .B mode may be "yes", "no", or "adaptive" (default). +This option is deprecated in favor of the newer +.B --compress +option. + In a server mode setup, it is possible to selectively turn compression on or off for individual clients. |