lzip
Lzip is a lossless data compressor with a user interface similar togzip
orbzip2
. Lzip uses a simplified form of the "Lempel-Ziv-Markovchain-Algorithm"z (LZMA) stream format and provides a 3 factor integrity checking to maximize interoperability and optimize safety. More information: https://www.nongnu.org/lzip.
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Archive a file, replacing it with with a compressed version:
lzip {{path/to/file}}
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Archive a file, keeping the input file:
lzip -k {{path/to/file}}
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Archive a file with the best compression (level=9):
lzip -k {{path/to/file}} --best
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Archive a file at the fastest speed (level=0):
lzip -k {{path/to/file}} --fast
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Test the integrity of compressed file:
lzip --test {{path/to/archive.lz}}
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Decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncompressed version:
lzip -d {{path/to/archive.lz}}
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Decompress a file, keeping the archive:
lzip -d -k {{path/to/archive.lz}}
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List files which are in an archive and show compression stats:
lzip --list {{path/to/archive.lz}}
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