Lzip
Lzip
http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html
Lzip is a lossless data compressor based on the LZMA (Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain-Algorithm) algorithm designed by Igor Pavlov. The high compression of LZMA comes from combining two basic, well-proven compression ideas: sliding dictionaries (i.e. LZ77/78), and markov models (i.e. the thing used by every compression algorithm that uses a range encoder or similar order-0 entropy coder as its last stage) with segregation of contexts according to what the bits are used for. Lzip is not a replacement for gzip or bzip2, but a complement; which one is best to use depends on user's needs.
Related subprojects include:
- Clzip
- A C implementation of lzip for systems lacking a C++ compiler.
- Plzip
- A multi-threaded compressor using the lzip file format.
- Lzlib
- A compression library for the lzip file format.
- Lunzip
- A small decompressor for lzip files.
- Lziprecover
- A data recovery tool and decompressor for lzip files.
- Pdlzip
- A limited, "public domain" implementation of the lzip data compressor,
intended for those who can't distribute GPL licensed Free Software. Pdlzip is also able to decompress legacy lzma-alone (.lzma) files.
Documentation
Manual
Related Projects
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv3orlater | Kelly Hopkins | 27 September 2010 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Antonio Diaz Diaz | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lzip-bug |
| Developer | Download | http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases-noredirect/lzip/ |
| Support | mailto:lzip-bug@nongnu.org | |
| Help | Homepage | http://freshmeat.net/projects/lzip/ |
| Developer | Homepage | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/lzip/ |
Software prerequisites
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 13 March 2012.
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