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NAME
     gaffitter - Genetic Algorithm File Fitter

SYNOPSIS
     gaffitter -t target[unit] [options...] <files>

     command | gaffitter - -t target[unit] [options...] [files]

     the unit suffixes 'k', 'm', 'g' or 't' can be used, where:

     k = KB/KiB, m = MB/MiB, g = GB/GiB and t = TB/TiB [default = bytes]

DESCRIPTION
     Genetic  Algorithm  File  Fitter, GAFFitter for short, is a tool based on a
     genetic algorithm (GA) that tries to fit a collection of items into as  few
     as possible volumes of a specific size.

     For  example, the items might be files/directories and the volumes might be
     CDs or DVDs.

     The task of arranging items in such manner that the number of required bins
     is minimized is called Bin Packing, a  NP-hard  combinatorial  problem  for
     which  no	deterministic  polynomial-time algorithm is known. Using heuris-
     tics, such as GAs, it is usually possible to approximate -- and often reach
     -- the best solution for the problem within a reasonable time.

   General options:
     -t <f>[unit], --target <f>[unit]

	    target size (mandatory), f>0.0

     --si

	    use powers of 1000 (not 1024) for target, min, max and output sizes

     --bins <n>, --vols <n>

	    maximum number of bins (volumes) [default = "unlimited"]

     -v, --verbose

	    verbose

     --min <f>[unit], --min-size <f>[unit]

	    minimum file size [default = none]

     --max <f>[unit], --max-size <f>[unit]

	    maximum file size [default = none]

     -B <n>, --block-size <n>

	    the smallest amount of bytes a file can occupy [default = 1]

     --ss, --show-size

	    print the size of each file

     --sb, --show-bytes

	    also print the sizes in bytes

     --hi, --hide-items

	    don't print the selected items

     --hs, --hide-summary

	    hide summary line containing sum, difference and number of	selected
	    items

     -s, --sort-by-size

	    sort the output by size, not by name

     -n, --no-case

	    use case-insensitive sorting

     -r, --sort-reverse

	    sort the output in reverse order

     -z, --null-data

	    assume NULL (\0) as the delimiter of input files via stdin (pipe)

     -Z, --null

	    same as --dw '\0'. See also the -0 and --hs options

     -0, --null-bins

	    same as --bs '\0'. See also the -Z and --hs options

     --bs <char>, --bins-separator <char>

	    separate bins (vols) with "char" [default = newline]

     --ew <char>, --enclose-with <char>

	    enclose file names with "char" [default = none]

     --dw <char>, --delimit-with <char>

	    delimit file names (lines) with "char" [default = newline]

     --version

	    print GAFFitter version and exit

     -h, --help

	    print this help and exit

   Direct Input options:
     --di, --direct-input

	    switch  to	direct input mode, i.e., read directly "size identifier"
	    pairs instead of file names

     --di-b, --di-bytes

	    assume input sizes as bytes

     --di-k, --di-kb

	    assume input sizes as kibi bytes (KiB); KB if --di-si

     --di-m, --di-mb

	    assume input sizes as mebi bytes (MiB); MB if --di-si

     --di-g, --di-gb

	    assume input sizes as gibi bytes (GiB); GB if --di-si

     --di-t, --di-tb

	    assume input sizes as tebi bytes (TiB); TB if --di-si

     --di-si

	    use powers of 1000 (not 1024) for input sizes

   Genetic Algorithm options:
     --ga-s <n>, --ga-seed <n>

	    GA initialization seed, n>=0 [default = 1]; 0 = random

     --ga-rs, --ga-random-seed

	    use random GA seed (same as --ga-seed 0)

     --ga-ng <n>, --ga-num-generations <n>

	    maximum number of generations, n>0 [default = auto]

     --ga-ps <n>, --ga-pop-size <n>

	    number of individuals, n>tournament_size [default = auto]

     --ga-cp <f>, --ga-cross-prob <f>

	    crossover probability, 0.0<=f<=1.0 [default = 0.95]

     --ga-mp <f>, --ga-mutation-prob <f>

	    mutation probability, 0.0<=f<=1.0 [default = 0.10]

     --ga-sp <n>, --ga-sel-pressure <n>

	    selection pressure (tournament size), 2<=n<pop_size [default = 2]

     --ga-theo [n], --ga-theoretical [n]

	    stop if the theoretical minimum number of bins is reached. If  n  is
	    given, it is assumed to be the theoretical minimum number of bins.

     Other search methods

     --ap, --approximate

	    local  approximation  using  Best  Fit  search (non-optimal but very
	    fast)

     --sp, --split

	    just split the input when target size is reached (preserves original
	    order while splitting)

LICENSE
     This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
     the  GNU  General	Public	License  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
     There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

AUTHOR
     Written by Douglas Adriano Augusto (daaugusto).

gaffitter 0.6.0 		   August 2008			    GAFFITTER(1)

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