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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: how to analyze binary delta compression
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Neal Kreitzinger <nkreitzinger@gmail.com> writes:

> I need to assess the delta compression efficiency of various types of
> binaries.  Can I do it this way:

Use test-delta to see how large the output is, perhaps?