huffman README makefile

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# Huffman # Huffman
The `./testfiles` folder is ignored through gitignore, as it might contain large files. The `./testfiles` folder is ignored through gitignore, as it might contain large files.
Use the following command to populate it or create your own testfiles. Use the following command in the root directory of this repository populate it or create your own testfiles.
``dd if=/dev/urandom of=10K-random.img count=1K`` `make`
``dd if=/dev/urandom of=10K-random.img count=1M`` If you want to do testing using larger files aswell, you can generate these using:
``dd if=/dev/urandom of=10K-random.img count=1G`` `make big`
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Files with random bytes won't be able to be compressed by much, that is normal. Files with random bytes won't be able to be compressed by much, that is normal.
Instead, try something like a text file (or any other file with lower entropy), the LICENSE in the root of this repository for example. Instead, try something like a text file (or any other file with lower entropy), the LICENSE in the root of this repository for example.