Update README.md with examples per BioJulia#12

samoconnor · Jan 21, 2016 · 3b3b1f3 · 3b3b1f3
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 # pointlessly compress and decompress some data
 readbytes(rand(UInt8, 10000) |> ZlibDeflateInputStream |> ZlibInflateInputStream)
+
+# convenience functions
+writegz("data.txt.gz", "Hello!")
+string = readgzstring("data.txt.gz")
+
+writegz("data.bin.gz", rand(UInt8, 10000))
+bytes = readgz("data.bin.gz")
+
+s = gzopen("data.bin.gz")
+bytes = read(s)
+close(s)
+
+gzopen("data.bin.gz", "w") do s
+    write(s, rand(UInt8, 10000))
+end
 ```
 
 ## Other functions