ZPAQ

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== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
* [http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq206.pdf The ZPAQ Open Standard Format, Vesion 2.06]
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* [http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq206.pdf The ZPAQ Open Standard Format, Version 2.06]
 
* [http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq_compression.pdf The ZPAQ Compression Algorithm]
 
* [http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq_compression.pdf The ZPAQ Compression Algorithm]
  
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Latest revision as of 02:55, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name ZPAQ
Ontology
Extension(s) .zpaq, .cfg
PRONOM fmt/1097
Released 2009

ZPAQ (or zpaq) is a compressed archive format, and associated software. It is a member of the PAQ family of formats.

Apparently, a capitalized ZPAQ usually refers to the format, while zpaq refers to the software.

Contents

[edit] ZPAQL

To the best of our understanding, ZPAQ decompression algorithms are written in a special programming language called ZPAQL (which apparently uses the .cfg file extension), compiled to bytecode, and stored in each ZPAQ archive. This allows ZPAQ to use practically any compression algorithm.

[edit] Identification

Most or all ZPAQ archives begin with ASCII "zPQ", or "7kSt".

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Sample files

[edit] Links

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