Lzop

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|wikidata={{wikidata|Q3266443}} (command-line utility)<br />{{wikidata|Q105854029}} (file format)
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|compression=lossless, mandatory
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|magic=[https://github.com/file/file/blob/master/magic/Magdir/compress#L204 89 4C 5A 4F 00 0D 0A 1A 0A]
 
|released=1997
 
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'''lzop''' is a data compression utility and compressed file format, designed for very fast compression and decompression. It uses [[LZO|Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer]] (LZO) compression. It can often be used as a drop-in replacement for [[gzip]].
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'''lzop''' is a front-end data compression utility and compressed file format, designed for very fast compression and decompression. It uses [[LZO|Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer (LZO)]] compression. It can often be used as a drop-in replacement for [[gzip]].
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
Files begin with bytes <code>89 4C 5A 4F 00 0D 0A 1A 0A</code>.
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Files begin with bytes {{magic|89 4C 5A 4F 00 0D 0A 1A 0A}}.
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
* [http://www.lzop.org/ lzop]
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* [https://www.lzop.org/ lzop]
* [http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/ LZO library] - required to build lzop
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* [https://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/ LZO library] - required to build lzop
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20221208171232/https://ghisler.fileburst.com/plugins/lzop.zip LZOP plugin for Total Commander - Internet Archive copy] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250722041251/https://www.ghisler.com/plugins.htm plugin page - Internet Archive copy], [https://totalcmd.net/plugring/lzop.html alternate])
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== Sample files ==
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/lzop}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.lzop.org/ lzop web site]
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* [https://www.lzop.org/ lzop web site]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Lzop|Wikipedia: lzop]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Lzop|Wikipedia: lzop]]
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* [[LZO|Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer (LZO) on fileformats.archiveteam.org]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Oberhumer|Wikipedia: Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Oberhumer|Wikipedia: Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer]]

Latest revision as of 07:53, 17 August 2025

File Format
Name lzop
Ontology
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.

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[edit] Identification

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

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