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'''ZIM''' is a file format for storing complete dumps of wikis so that they are usable for offline reading, with the entire contents contained in a single, relatively compact file. It is based on the older [[Zeno]] format which is no longer in use.
 
'''ZIM''' is a file format for storing complete dumps of wikis so that they are usable for offline reading, with the entire contents contained in a single, relatively compact file. It is based on the older [[Zeno]] format which is no longer in use.
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== Identification ==
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The first four bytes are (hex) <code>5a 49 4d 04</code>, which represents the long integer "magic number" 72173914 (decimal) in [[Endianness|little-endian]] form. The first three bytes also spell "ZIM" in [[ASCII]]. The two bytes after the first four represent the major and minor version numbers of the file format version.
  
 
== Format info ==
 
== Format info ==
 
* [http://www.openzim.org/wiki/ZIM_file_format File format description]
 
* [http://www.openzim.org/wiki/ZIM_file_format File format description]
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== Sample files ==
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* [http://www.openzim.org/wiki/ZIM_File_Example ZIM example, annotated]
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==

Latest revision as of 04:21, 2 March 2014

File Format
Name ZIM
Ontology
Extension(s) .zim

ZIM is a file format for storing complete dumps of wikis so that they are usable for offline reading, with the entire contents contained in a single, relatively compact file. It is based on the older Zeno format which is no longer in use.

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[edit] Identification

The first four bytes are (hex) 5a 49 4d 04, which represents the long integer "magic number" 72173914 (decimal) in little-endian form. The first three bytes also spell "ZIM" in ASCII. The two bytes after the first four represent the major and minor version numbers of the file format version.

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