LZMA Alone
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{{FormatInfo | {{FormatInfo | ||
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|formattype=electronic | |formattype=electronic | ||
|subcat=Compression | |subcat=Compression | ||
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|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-lzma}} | |mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-lzma}} | ||
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| − | '''LZMA_Alone''' is a compressed file format that uses [[LZMA]] compression. It | + | '''LZMA_Alone''', also known as '''.lzma format''', is a compressed file format that uses [[LZMA]] compression. It is sometimes simply called '''LZMA''' or '''lzma''', but that can be misleading, because "LZMA" more commonly means the raw [[LZMA]] compressed data format. |
| − | LZMA_Alone is | + | LZMA_Alone is deprecated, in favor of [[XZ]]. Other LZMA-based alternatives include [[7z]] and [[Lzip]]. |
== Format == | == Format == | ||
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== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | There is no signature, and no | + | There is no signature, and no simple way to identify LZMA_Alone files just by looking at the header. That said, it is common for them to start with bytes <code>5D 00 00</code>. |
| − | The <code>lzmainfo</code> utility from XZ Utils | + | The <code>lzmainfo</code> utility from XZ Utils can help with identification. |
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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** <code>lzmainfo</code> | ** <code>lzmainfo</code> | ||
** liblzma | ** liblzma | ||
| + | * [[7-Zip]] | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 18 January 2014
LZMA_Alone, also known as .lzma format, is a compressed file format that uses LZMA compression. It is sometimes simply called LZMA or lzma, but that can be misleading, because "LZMA" more commonly means the raw LZMA compressed data format.
LZMA_Alone is deprecated, in favor of XZ. Other LZMA-based alternatives include 7z and Lzip.
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Format
LZMA_Alone files have a 13-byte header.
Identification
There is no signature, and no simple way to identify LZMA_Alone files just by looking at the header. That said, it is common for them to start with bytes 5D 00 00.
The lzmainfo utility from XZ Utils can help with identification.
Specifications
- XZ Utils source → doc/lzma-file-format.txt
