Pack (Unix)
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'''pack''' is a command in Unix-style operating systems to compress files using [[Huffman coding]]. Files normally have a .z extension, appended to their names including any other extension they may already have in their uncompressed versions, e.g., '''file.txt.z'''. | '''pack''' is a command in Unix-style operating systems to compress files using [[Huffman coding]]. Files normally have a .z extension, appended to their names including any other extension they may already have in their uncompressed versions, e.g., '''file.txt.z'''. | ||
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Revision as of 17:27, 8 May 2013
pack is a command in Unix-style operating systems to compress files using Huffman coding. Files normally have a .z extension, appended to their names including any other extension they may already have in their uncompressed versions, e.g., file.txt.z.
See also
- compress - A compressed file format with a similar filename extension
Software
- gzip can uncompress pack files.
