[comp.misc] Need description of Huffman coding algorithm

dave@ttrnds.UUCP (David M. Karr) (06/07/90)

I need to get a detailed description of the Huffman text compression
algorithm.  I have to get two cooperative programs working that were
written a long time ago.  They use Huffman coding to compress a block
of text, and then read the stored data off of disk and then uncompress
it into straight text.  The original programs had almost zero
comments, and used mostly one and two-letter variable names.  If I
could get a detailed description of the Huffman process, I might stand
a chance of getting it to work.

I would appreciate the answer on-line, but if you have to refer me to
an article/book, that will suffice.  I need this information quickly.
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