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diff --git a/tools/binman/bintools.rst b/tools/binman/bintools.rst index edb373ab59b..c30e7eb9ff5 100644 --- a/tools/binman/bintools.rst +++ b/tools/binman/bintools.rst @@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ binaries. It is fairly easy to create new bintools. Just add a new file to the +Bintool: bzip2: Compression/decompression using the bzip2 algorithm +------------------------------------------------------------------- + +This bintool supports running `bzip2` to compress and decompress data, as +used by binman. + +It is also possible to fetch the tool, which uses `apt` to install it. + +Documentation is available via:: + + man bzip2 + + + Bintool: cbfstool: Coreboot filesystem (CBFS) tool -------------------------------------------------- @@ -58,6 +72,20 @@ See `Chromium OS vboot documentation`_ for more information. +Bintool: gzip: Compression/decompression using the gzip algorithm +----------------------------------------------------------------- + +This bintool supports running `gzip` to compress and decompress data, as +used by binman. + +It is also possible to fetch the tool, which uses `apt` to install it. + +Documentation is available via:: + + man gzip + + + Bintool: ifwitool: Handles the 'ifwitool' tool ---------------------------------------------- @@ -101,6 +129,20 @@ Documentation is available via:: +Bintool: lzop: Compression/decompression using the lzop algorithm +----------------------------------------------------------------- + +This bintool supports running `lzop` to compress and decompress data, as +used by binman. + +It is also possible to fetch the tool, which uses `apt` to install it. + +Documentation is available via:: + + man lzop + + + Bintool: mkimage: Image generation for U-Boot --------------------------------------------- @@ -113,3 +155,31 @@ Support is provided for fetching this on Debian-like systems, using apt. +Bintool: xz: Compression/decompression using the xz algorithm +------------------------------------------------------------- + +This bintool supports running `xz` to compress and decompress data, as +used by binman. + +It is also possible to fetch the tool, which uses `apt` to install it. + +Documentation is available via:: + + man xz + + + +Bintool: zstd: Compression/decompression using the zstd algorithm +----------------------------------------------------------------- + +This bintool supports running `zstd` to compress and decompress data, as +used by binman. + +It is also possible to fetch the tool, which uses `apt` to install it. + +Documentation is available via:: + + man zstd + + + |