LZMA Alone
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== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
There is no signature, and no ''reliable'' way to identify LZMA_Alone files just by looking at the header. That said, it is common for them to start with bytes <code>5D 00 00</code>. | There is no signature, and no ''reliable'' way to identify LZMA_Alone files just by looking at the header. That said, it is common for them to start with bytes <code>5D 00 00</code>. | ||
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== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 25 July 2013
LZMA_Alone is a compressed file format that uses LZMA compression. It may be more commonly known as simply LZMA or .lzma format, but note that it is a file format, and not quite the same thing as the raw LZMA compressed data format.
LZMA_Alone is considered to be deprecated, in favor of XZ. Other LZMA-based alternatives include 7z and Lzip.
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Format
LZMA_Alone files have a 13-byte header.
Identification
There is no signature, and no reliable way to identify LZMA_Alone files just by looking at the header. That said, it is common for them to start with bytes 5D 00 00.
The lzmainfo utility from XZ Utils may help with identification.
Specifications
- XZ Utils source → doc/lzma-file-format.txt
