linux:basics
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| ==== Compressing files ==== | ==== Compressing files ==== | ||
| - | For compressig files the zip formats gzip (.gz) and bzip2 (.bz2) are commonly used - especially the former. | + | For compressing files the zip formats gzip (.gz), bzip2 (.bz2) and xz (.xz, which uses LZMA compression) are commonly used. |
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| + | Gzip is the most commonly used one, but according to [[https://www.rootusers.com/gzip-vs-bzip2-vs-xz-performance-comparison|this in-depth comparison]] .xz is the superior format - it is fast to decompress, achieves high compression rates and also has reasonable compression times until level 2 or 3. | ||
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| gzip my.txt # creates the gzipped file my.txt.gz and remove my.txt | gzip my.txt # creates the gzipped file my.txt.gz and remove my.txt | ||
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