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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| + | * [http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/ gzip] can uncompress '''pack''' files. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [http://www.mkssoftware.com/docs/man1/pack.1.asp pack man page (MKS Toolkit)] | * [http://www.mkssoftware.com/docs/man1/pack.1.asp pack man page (MKS Toolkit)] | ||
* [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r13/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.zos.r13.bpxa500%2Fpack.htm pack man page (IBM)] | * [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r13/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.zos.r13.bpxa500%2Fpack.htm pack man page (IBM)] | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 20 April 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.
Software
- gzip can uncompress pack files.
