2024-01-05 19:58:56 +01:00
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# xz
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2024-01-05 19:58:58 +01:00
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Utilities for the .xz and .lzma formats.
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lzma is a file compression utility with a high compression ratio.
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Features:
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* Average compression ratio of LZMA is about 30% better than that of gzip, and 15% better than that of bzip2.
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* Decompression speed is only little slower than that of gzip, being two to five times faster than bzip2.
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* In fast mode, compresses faster than bzip2 with a comparable compression ratio.
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* Achieving the best compression ratios takes four to even twelve times longer than with bzip2. However. this doesn't affect decompressing speed.
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* Very similar command line interface than what gzip and bzip2 have.
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* The patch for GNU tar integrates LZMA compression with the tar command in the same way as with gzip and bzip2.
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* Free software licensed under the GNU GPL (actually most parts are under the GNU LGPL).
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