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##**XZ Utils##** file compression
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~-[[software]] package:
~~-[[http://www.datafilehost.com/download-ef07a100.html xz-5.0.4-w-20120625.pet]] {contains DEV files}
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~-xz compression creates:
~~-30% smaller output than gzip compression
~~-15% smaller output than bzip2 compression
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~-verify installed version via the command-line interface: %%xz --version%%
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~-to un-pack (extract) files with the extension //.tar.xz// (or //.txz//), enter into the command-line interface (upper-case J option, not lower-case j option): %%tar xfJv [file...]%%
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~-to decompress (extract) a file or directory with the extension //.xz//: %%xz -d [file...] [dir...]%%
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~-to compress a file or directory with xz compression: %%xz [file...] [dir...]%%
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~-to create an archive of a directory with xz compression: %%tar cfJv file.tar.xz [dir...]%%
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~-http://tukaani.org/xz/
~-http://www.qa.com/about-qa/blogs/2010/april/getting-to-know-xz-as-the-best-compression-tool
~-http://www.t2-project.org/packages/xz.html
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==Categories==
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