bzip2
Sign in to savebzip2 is a file format and a file compression program. The program uses the Burrows–Wheeler algorithm to compress and decompress a single file using the bzip2 file format. libbzip2 is a lossless data compression software library used by the bzip2 program.
Key facts
- Software.name
- bzip2 (software)
- Software.logo
- File:Bzip2-logo.png
- Software.author
- Julian Seward
- Software.latest release version
- 1.0.8
- Software.operating system
- Unix-like, Windows
- Software.genre
- Data compression
- Software.license
- Modified zlib license
- Software.website
- (1.0.x)
- Software.repo
- (1.0.x) (1.1.x)
- File format.name
- bzip2 (file format)
- File format.extension
- .bz2
- File format.mime
- application/x-bzip2
- File format.uniform type
- public.bzip2-archive
- File format.owner
- Julian Seward
- File format.type code
- Bzp2
- File format.genre
- Data compression
- File format.open
- Yes
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bzip2 is a file format and a file compression program. The program uses the Burrows–Wheeler algorithm to compress and decompress a single file using the bzip2 file format. libbzip2 is a lossless data compression software library used by the bzip2 program.
bzip2 is not a file archiver and thus relies on separate external utilities such as tar for tasks such as handling multiple files, and other tools for encryption, and archive splitting.