fileCompressor

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File Compressor using Huffman Coding

Overview

A Java-based file compression tool that uses Huffman Coding to reduce the size of text files, providing efficient and lossless compression.

Features

• Compresses and decompresses text files using Huffman Coding.
• Achieves significant size reduction with lossless data recovery.
• Command-line interface for easy usage.

Usage

To compress:

java FileCompressor compress input.txt output.huff

To decompress:

java FileCompressor decompress output.huff decompressed.txt

Technologies Used

• Java for implementation
• Huffman Coding for compression
• Data Structures: Binary Tree, Priority Queue

Setup

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/your_username/file-compressor.git

2. Compile:

   javac *.java

3. Run the compressor/decompressor.

Future Enhancements

• Add GUI support.
• Extend to handle binary files.

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