XZ Utils
Lossless data compression software / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
XZ Utils (previously LZMA Utils) is a set of free software command-line lossless data compressors, including the programs lzma and xz, for Unix-like operating systems and, from version 5.0 onwards, Microsoft Windows. For compression/decompression the Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm (LZMA) is used. XZ Utils started as a Unix port of Igor Pavlov's LZMA-SDK that has been adapted to fit seamlessly into Unix environments and their usual structure and behavior.
Quick Facts Original author(s), Developer(s) ...
Original author(s) | Lasse Collin |
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Developer(s) | The Tukaani Project |
Stable release | 5.6.2
/ May 29, 2024; 49 days ago (2024-05-29) |
Repository | |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Data compression |
License |
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Website | tukaani |
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Quick Facts Filename extension, Internet media type ...
Filename extension |
.xz |
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Internet media type |
application/x-xz |
Magic number | FD 37 7A 58 5A 00 |
Developed by | Lasse Collin Igor Pavlov |
Initial release | January 14, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01-14) |
Latest release | 1.1.0 December 11, 2022; 19 months ago (2022-12-11) |
Type of format | Data compression |
Open format? | Yes |
Free format? | Yes |
Website | tukaani |
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