Lzop
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|subcat=Compression  | |subcat=Compression  | ||
|extensions={{ext|lzo}}  | |extensions={{ext|lzo}}  | ||
| + | |wikidata={{wikidata|Q3266443}} (command-line utility)<br />{{wikidata|Q105854029}} (file format)  | ||
| + | |compression=lossless, mandatory  | ||
| + | |magic=[https://github.com/file/file/blob/master/magic/Magdir/compress#L204 89 4C 5A 4F 00 0D 0A 1A 0A]  | ||
|released=1997  | |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  | + | '''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   | + | Files begin with bytes {{magic|89 4C 5A 4F 00 0D 0A 1A 0A}}.  | 
== Software ==  | == Software ==  | ||
| − | * [  | + | * [https://www.lzop.org/ lzop]  | 
| − | * [  | + | * [https://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/ LZO library] - required to build lzop  | 
| − | * [https://ghisler.fileburst.com/plugins/lzop.zip LZOP plugin for Total Commander] ([https://www.ghisler.com/plugins.htm plugin page], [https://totalcmd.net/plugring/lzop.html alternate])  | + | * [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])  | 
== Sample files ==  | == Sample files ==  | ||
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== Links ==  | == Links ==  | ||
| − | * [  | + | * [https://www.lzop.org/ lzop web site]  | 
* [[Wikipedia:Lzop|Wikipedia: lzop]]  | * [[Wikipedia:Lzop|Wikipedia: lzop]]  | ||
| + | * [[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
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.
[edit] Software
- lzop
 - LZO library - required to build lzop
 - LZOP plugin for Total Commander - Internet Archive copy (plugin page - Internet Archive copy, alternate)