diff --git a/pages/common/lzip.md b/pages/common/lzip.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..69183882a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/lzip.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# lzip + +> Lzip is a lossless data compressor with a user interface similar to `gzip` or `bzip2`. +> Lzip uses a simplified form of the "Lempel-Ziv-Markovchain-Algorithm"z (LZMA) stream format and provides a 3 factor integrity checking to maximize interoperability and optimize safety. +> More information: . + +- Archive a file, replacing it with with a compressed version: + +`lzip {{path/to/file}}` + +- Archive a file, keeping the input file: + +`lzip -k {{path/to/file}}` + +- Archive a file with the best compression (level=9): + +`lzip -k {{path/to/file}} --best` + +- Archive a file at the fastest speed (level=0): + +`lzip -k {{path/to/file}} --fast` + +- Test the integrity of compressed file: + +`lzip --test {{path/to/archive.lz}}` + +- Decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncompressed version: + +`lzip -d {{path/to/archive.lz}}` + +- Decompress a file, keeping the archive: + +`lzip -d -k {{path/to/archive.lz}}` + +- List files which are in an archive and show compression stats: + +`lzip --list {{path/to/archive.lz}}`