Lzop

File Format
Name	lzop
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Compression lzop
Extension(s)	.lzo
Released	1997

lzop is a 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.

Identification

Files begin with bytes 89 4C 5A 4F 00 0D 0A 1A 0A.

Software

• lzop
• LZO library - required to build lzop
• LZOP plugin for Total Commander (plugin page, alternate)

Links

• lzop web site
• Wikipedia: lzop
• Wikipedia: Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer