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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
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|extensions={{ext|tpk}}
|released=≤1994
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'''TPK''' is a compressed archive format that was used by some software installers. It was apparently used mainly in Germany.

Its origin is uncertain, but it might have been developed by Thomas Haukap, author of software named ''VoiceConnect''.

== Format details ==
TPK is clearly a derivative of [[LHA|LHarc/LHA]], though it has significant differences.

The main "<code>TK1</code>" compressed data format is identical, or at least very similar, to [[LZHUF]] file format. That is, it's the same as LHarc's "<code>lh1</code>" scheme, except that it starts with four bytes containing (an extra copy of) the uncompressed file size.

== Identification ==
At offset 2 is a compression identifier: either ASCII "{{magic|-TK1-}}" (if the first member file is compressed), or "{{magic|-TK0-}}" (if not).

== Sample files ==
* [https://archive.org/details/pegasusvol3 Pegasus Vol.3] → (CD1) → PEGASUS/WIN31/DFUE/VOICEC30.ZIP → most *.TPK files
* [{{DiscMasterURL|browse/34775/WK_26_97.ZIP/WK_26_97}}] → { NRGXTME*.ZIP → XTMENG.A* (multi-part [[ARJ]] archive) } → *.TPK

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	* [{{DiscMasterURL\|browse/34775/WK_26_97.ZIP/WK_26_97}}] → { NRGXTME.ZIP → XTMENG.A (multi-part [[ARJ]] archive) } → *.TPK		* [{{DiscMasterURL\|browse/34775/WK_26_97.ZIP/WK_26_97}}] → { NRGXTME.ZIP → XTMENG.A (multi-part [[ARJ]] archive) } → *.TPK
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 == Identification ==
 At offset 2 is a compression identifier: either ASCII "{{magic|-TK1-}}" (if the first member file is compressed), or "{{magic|-TK0-}}" (if not).
 == Sample files ==
 * [https://archive.org/details/pegasusvol3 Pegasus Vol.3] → (CD1) → PEGASUS/WIN31/DFUE/VOICEC30.ZIP → most *.TPK files
 * [{{DiscMasterURL|browse/34775/WK_26_97.ZIP/WK_26_97}}] → { NRGXTME*.ZIP → XTMENG.A* (multi-part [[ARJ]] archive) } → *.TPK