add note to readme about dependency on compression software

2018-07-04 15:20:52 -07:00 · 2018-07-04 15:20:52 -07:00 · a883cb536b
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@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ submodule like::

  git submodule init
  git submodule update
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+Wikimedia dumps are usually in a compressed format such as 7z (most common), gz, or bz2. Wikiq uses your computer's compression software to read these files. Therefore wikiq depends on
+`7za`, `gzcat`, and `zcat`.