Lzip is a lossless data compressor based on theLZMA algorithm, with very safe integrity checkingand a user interface almost identical to the oneof bzip2. Lzip decompresses almost as fast as gzipand compresses better than bzip2, which makes itwell suited for software distribution.
License: GNU General Public License v3
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This version automatically chooses the smallestpossible dictionary size for each file duringcompression, saving memory during decompression.This version is able to decompress version 1 filesthat will be produced by lzip 1.4. Version 1 filesinclude the size of the compressed data. This willfacilitate safe recovery of undamaged members frommultimember files.
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