Name
bzip2 [options
] [files
] — bzip2
Synopsis
/usr/bin
stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
bzip2
and bunzip2
compress and uncompress files in Burrows-Wheeler format. Compressed files have the suffix .bz2.
Sample commands | |
| Compress |
| Produce compressed data on standard output. |
| Produce compressed data on standard output. |
| Uncompress |
| Uncompress the data on standard output. |
| Uncompress the data on standard output. |
| Uncompress the data on standard output. |
bzipped tar files: sample commands | |
| Pack. |
| List contents. |
| Unpack. |
Add the v
option to tar
to print filenames as they are processed.
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