Bzip2

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|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-bzip2}}
 
|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-bzip2}}
 
|pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/268}}
 
|pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/268}}
|released=1996
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|released=1997
 
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'''bzip2''' is a data compression algorithm and compressed file format.
 
'''bzip2''' is a data compression algorithm and compressed file format.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
Files begin with bytes <code>42 5A ?? ?? 31 41 59 26 53 59</code>.
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Files begin with bytes <code>42 5A 68 ?? 31 41 59 26 53 59</code>.
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* [http://bzip.org/ bzip2 and libbzip2]
 
* [http://bzip.org/ bzip2 and libbzip2]
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== See also ==
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* [[bzip]]
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:Bzip2|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Bzip2|Wikipedia article]]

Revision as of 00:26, 1 November 2013

File Format
Name bzip2
Ontology
Extension(s) .bz2
MIME Type(s) application/x-bzip2
PRONOM x-fmt/268
Released 1997

bzip2 is a data compression algorithm and compressed file format.

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Files begin with bytes 42 5A 68 ?? 31 41 59 26 53 59.

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