When using the --format flag, Ouch will decompress the output while overwriting the input file.
$ touch file
$ ouch compress file file.zst.zst.zst
[INFO] Successfully compressed 'file.zst.zst.zst'.
$ ouch decompress file.zst.zst.zst --format zst
Do you want to overwrite './file.zst.zst.zst'? [Y/n]
...
It doesn't make sense to save the output file with the same name as it's input.
When using the
--formatflag,Ouchwill decompress the output while overwriting the input file.It doesn't make sense to save the output file with the same name as it's input.