Compress File

Cut structure, not meaning — the file must still deliver its purpose, in fewer lines.

Steps

Step 1 — Pin the purpose + its invariants

State in one line what the file is for. List every distinct instruction it must still deliver — the checklist you prove against in Step 4.

Step 2 — Find and remove structural fat

Map which sections restate the purpose, the description, or each other. Judge each overlap:

• CUT — content another section or the description already carries.
• FOLD — unique content in the wrong home → move it into the section that governs it, then delete the emptied section.

Score each finding 0.00–1.00 — how sure you are the CUT loses nothing, or the FOLD's new home is right.