Compress (Unix)
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'''compress''' is a Unix command line utility, and a general-purpose compressed file format. Its compression algorithm is based on [[LZW]]. | '''compress''' is a Unix command line utility, and a general-purpose compressed file format. Its compression algorithm is based on [[LZW]]. | ||
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| + | == Identifiers == | ||
| + | The conventional filename extension is a capitalized '''.Z'''. We list lowercase '''.z''' as well, only because filename extensions are not usually thought of as being case-sensitive. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[pack]] - A compressed file format with a similar filename extension. | ||
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Revision as of 17:26, 8 May 2013
compress is a Unix command line utility, and a general-purpose compressed file format. Its compression algorithm is based on LZW.
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Identifiers
The conventional filename extension is a capitalized .Z. We list lowercase .z as well, only because filename extensions are not usually thought of as being case-sensitive.
See also
- pack - A compressed file format with a similar filename extension.
Software
- gzip can uncompress compressed files.
