diff --git a/examples/file_compressor.rs b/examples/file_compressor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f820971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/file_compressor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#![allow(missing_docs)]
+
+//! This is a command line program that expects two input files as arguments.
+//!
+//! The first is the file to train a symbol table on.
+//!
+//! The second is the file to compress. The compressed file will be written
+//! as a sibling with the suffix ".fsst"
+
+use std::{
+    fs::File,
+    io::Read,
+    os::unix::fs::{FileExt, MetadataExt},
+    path::Path,
+};
+
+fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<_> = std::env::args().skip(1).collect();
+    assert!(args.len() >= 2, "args TRAINING and FILE must be provided");
+
+    let train_path = Path::new(&args[0]);
+    let input_path = Path::new(&args[1]);
+
+    let mut train_text = String::new();
+    {
+        let mut f = File::open(train_path).unwrap();
+        f.read_to_string(&mut train_text).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    println!("building the compressor from {train_path:?}...");
+    let compressor = fsst_rs::train(&train_text);
+
+    println!("compressing blocks of {input_path:?} with compressor...");
+
+    let f = File::open(input_path).unwrap();
+    let size_bytes = f.metadata().unwrap().size() as usize;
+
+    const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+    let mut chunk_idx = 1;
+    let mut pos = 0;
+    let mut chunk = Vec::with_capacity(CHUNK_SIZE);
+    unsafe { chunk.set_len(CHUNK_SIZE) };
+    while pos + CHUNK_SIZE < size_bytes {
+        f.read_exact_at(&mut chunk, pos as u64).unwrap();
+        // Compress the chunk, don't write it anywhere.
+        let compact = compressor.compress(&chunk);
+        let compression_ratio = (CHUNK_SIZE as f64) / (compact.len() as f64);
+        println!("compressed chunk {chunk_idx} with ratio {compression_ratio}");
+
+        pos += CHUNK_SIZE;
+        chunk_idx += 1;
+    }
+
+    // Read last chunk with a new custom-sized buffer.
+    if pos < size_bytes {
+        let amount = size_bytes - pos;
+        chunk = Vec::with_capacity(size_bytes - pos);
+        unsafe { chunk.set_len(amount) };
+        f.read_exact_at(&mut chunk, pos as u64).unwrap();
+        // Compress the chunk, don't write it anywhere.
+        let compact = compressor.compress(&chunk[0..amount]);
+        let compression_ratio = (amount as f64) / (compact.len() as f64);
+        println!("compressed chunk {chunk_idx} with ratio {compression_ratio}");
+    }
+    println!("done");
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5350fb3..da195a2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ impl SymbolTable {
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// `in_ptr` and `out_ptr` must never be NULL or otherwise point to invalid memory.
-    #[inline(never)]
+    // NOTE(aduffy): uncomment this line to make the function appear in profiles
+    // #[inline(never)]
     pub(crate) unsafe fn compress_word(&self, word: u64, out_ptr: *mut u8) -> (usize, usize) {
         // Speculatively write the first byte of `word` at offset 1. This is necessary if it is an escape, and
         // if it isn't, it will be overwritten anyway.