7z

File Format
Name	7z
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Archiving 7z ; ; ;
Extension(s)	.7z
MIME Type(s)	application/x-7z-compressed
PRONOM	fmt/484

Revision as of 14:40, 26 May 2021

7z is a file format for archiving and data compression, developed by Igor Pavlov. It is the native format of the 7-Zip archiving application.

7z supports several compression schemes:

7z files begin with signature bytes '7' 'z' BC AF 27 1C.

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 == Identification ==
-z files begin with signature bytes <code>'7' 'z' BC AF 27 1C</code>.
+z files begin with signature bytes {{magic|'7' 'z' BC AF 27 1C}}.
-The 7-Zip software will automatically find embedded 7z data in many cases (but apparently not if the file extension is .7z). This makes it possible to create hybrid files that look like some other format, but which will be interpreted as 7z format by 7-Zip.
 == Related formats ==

File Format
Name	7z
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Archiving 7z
Extension(s)	`.7z`
MIME Type(s)	application/x-7z-compressed
PRONOM	fmt/484