README.md

File Zipper

Working of the project

How to run this program?

• Step 1: Download the folder in your computer.

• Step 2: Open terminal within the folder.

• Step 3: To compress the text file, enter the following in the terminal: > g++ encode.cpp huffman.cpp -o main > ./main inputFile.txt compressedFile.huf

• Step 4: To decompress the compressed file, enter the following in the terminal > g++ decode.cpp huffman.cpp -o main > ./main compressedFile.huf outputFile.txt

• The following diagram shows a pictorial representation of commmands in the terminal:

Input file before compression:

Compressed File