Lzop

File Format
Name	lzop
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Compression lzop
Extension(s)	.lzo
Wikidata ID	Q3266443 (command-line utility) Q105854029 (file format)
Compression	lossless, mandatory
Magic Bytes	89 4C 5A 4F 00 0D 0A 1A 0A
Released	1997

lzop is a front-end data compression utility and compressed file format, designed for very fast compression and decompression. It uses Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer (LZO) compression. It can often be used as a drop-in replacement for gzip.

Identification

Files begin with bytes 89 4C 5A 4F 00 0D 0A 1A 0A.

Software

• lzop
• LZO library - required to build lzop
• LZOP plugin for Total Commander - Internet Archive copy (plugin page - Internet Archive copy, alternate)

Sample files

• dexvert samples — archive/lzop

Links

• lzop web site
• Wikipedia: lzop
• Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer (LZO) on fileformats.archiveteam.org
• Wikipedia: Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer