`compress/zlib`

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zlib (RFC 1950) reader and writer. Smaller header than gzip; common in PNG and network protocols.

Usage

var buf bytes.Buffer
zw := zlib.NewWriter(&buf)
zw.Write([]byte("hello"))
zw.Close()

zr, _ := zlib.NewReader(&buf)
io.Copy(os.Stdout, zr)
zr.Close()