parallel bzip2 compression utility
What does it mean that lbzip2 is a block compressor? It means that if file being compressed is big enough lbzip2 will internally divide it into blocks of data and compresses them independently. This allows number of blocks to be processed in parallel, as well as makes it possible to recover data from partially damaged…
The latest released version of lbzip2 is 2.5. You can see its release notes or download it. If you don’t know what is lbzip2 then keep reading this introduction. If you are looking for examples how to use it then you should read quick start. If you need help, found a bug or want to request a feature then…