Package: bzip2 (1.0.6-8.1)

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high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities

bzip2 is a freely available, patent free, high-quality data compressor. It typically compresses files to within 10% to 15% of the best available techniques, whilst being around twice as fast at compression and six times faster at decompression.

bzip2 compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler block-sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression is generally considerably better than that achieved by more conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors.

The archive file format of bzip2 (.bz2) is incompatible with that of its predecessor, bzip (.bz).

Tags: Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: role::program, scope::utility, Purpose: Compressing, Supports Format: works-with-format::TODO, works-with::archive, Works with: Files

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Architecture	Package Size	Installed Size	Files
alpha (unofficial port)	46.7 kB	212.0 kB	[list of files]
amd64	46.3 kB	184.0 kB	[list of files]
arm64	45.0 kB	184.0 kB	[list of files]
armel	46.8 kB	176.0 kB	[list of files]
armhf	45.5 kB	152.0 kB	[list of files]
hppa (unofficial port)	46.0 kB	171.0 kB	[list of files]
hurd-i386	45.6 kB	164.0 kB	[list of files]
i386	47.1 kB	180.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64	45.6 kB	172.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-i386	45.6 kB	164.0 kB	[list of files]
m68k (unofficial port)	42.8 kB	152.0 kB	[list of files]
mips	46.0 kB	187.0 kB	[list of files]
mips64el	46.0 kB	203.0 kB	[list of files]
mipsel	46.1 kB	187.0 kB	[list of files]
powerpc	44.6 kB	328.0 kB	[list of files]
powerpcspe (unofficial port)	44.7 kB	328.0 kB	[list of files]
ppc64 (unofficial port)	45.0 kB	335.0 kB	[list of files]
ppc64el	45.2 kB	332.0 kB	[list of files]
s390x	47.0 kB	196.0 kB	[list of files]
sh4 (unofficial port)	45.6 kB	152.0 kB	[list of files]
sparc64 (unofficial port)	44.2 kB	184.0 kB	[list of files]
x32 (unofficial port)	45.7 kB	164.0 kB	[list of files]