LZ4
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* [https://github.com/Cyan4973/lz4 LZ4 website] | * [https://github.com/Cyan4973/lz4 LZ4 website] | ||
* [http://fastcompression.blogspot.com/2011/05/lz4-explained.html LZ4 explained] | * [http://fastcompression.blogspot.com/2011/05/lz4-explained.html LZ4 explained] | ||
| + | * [https://ticki.github.io/blog/how-lz4-works/ How LZ4 works] | ||
* [http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html Raising Lazarus - The 20 Year Old Bug that Went to Mars] vs. [http://fastcompression.blogspot.com/2014/06/debunking-lz4-20-years-old-bug-myth.html Debunking the LZ4 "20 years old bug" myth] | * [http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html Raising Lazarus - The 20 Year Old Bug that Went to Mars] vs. [http://fastcompression.blogspot.com/2014/06/debunking-lz4-20-years-old-bug-myth.html Debunking the LZ4 "20 years old bug" myth] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:17, 30 June 2017
LZ4 is a lossless data compression algorithm and compressed data format. It is designed to support very fast compression.
[edit] Identification
When used as a file format, LZ4 files begin with signature bytes 04 22 4d 18.
There is also a legacy format, whose signature is 02 21 4c 18.
