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lzip

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A lossless data compressor with a user interface similar to `gzip` or `bzip2`. Lzip uses a simplified form of the "Lempel-Ziv-Markovchain-Algorithm" (LZMA) stream format and provides 3-factor integrity checking to maximize interoperability and optimize safety.

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Options (4)

-k, --keepboolean

Archive a file, keeping the input file

Example: lzip {{[-k|--keep]}} {{path/to/file}}
-t, --testboolean

Test the integrity of compressed file

Example: lzip {{[-t|--test]}} {{path/to/archive.lz}}
-d, --decompressboolean

Decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncompressed version

Example: lzip {{[-d|--decompress]}} {{path/to/archive.lz}}
-l, --listboolean

List files which are in an archive and show compression stats

Example: lzip {{[-l|--list]}} {{path/to/archive.lz}}

Examples (8)

Archive a file, replacing it with a compressed version

lzip path/to/file

Archive a file, keeping the input file

lzip [-k|--keep] path/to/file

Archive a file with the best compression (level=9)

lzip [-k|--keep] path/to/file --best

Archive a file at the fastest speed (level=0)

lzip [-k|--keep] path/to/file --fast

Test the integrity of compressed file

lzip [-t|--test] path/to/archive.lz

Decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncompressed version

lzip [-d|--decompress] path/to/archive.lz

Decompress a file, keeping the archive

lzip [-d|--decompress] [-k|--keep] path/to/archive.lz

List files which are in an archive and show compression stats

lzip [-l|--list] path/to/archive.lz
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