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lrzip — A large file compression program. See also: `lrunzip`, `lrztar`, `lrzuntar`. More information: <http

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Problem

How to use the lrzip command: A large file compression program. See also: lrunzip, lrztar, lrzuntar. More information: <https://manned.org/lrzip>.

Solution

lrzip — A large file compression program. See also: lrunzip, lrztar, lrzuntar. More information: <https://manned.org/lrzip>.

Compress a file with LZMA - slow compression, fast decompression:

lrzip {{path/to/file}}

Compress a file with BZIP2 - good middle ground for compression/speed:

lrzip {{[-b|--bzip2]}} {{path/to/file}}

Compress with ZPAQ - extreme compression, but very slow:

lrzip {{[-z|--zpaq]}} {{path/to/file}}

Compress with LZO - light compression, extremely fast decompression:

lrzip {{[-l|--lzo]}} {{path/to/file}}

Compress a file and password protect/encrypt it:

lrzip {{[-e|--encrypt]}} {{path/to/file}}

Override the number of processor threads to use:

lrzip {{[-p|--threads]}} {{8}} {{path/to/file}}

Code Snippets

Compress a file with LZMA - slow compression, fast decompression

lrzip {{path/to/file}}

Compress a file with BZIP2 - good middle ground for compression/speed

lrzip {{[-b|--bzip2]}} {{path/to/file}}

Compress with ZPAQ - extreme compression, but very slow

lrzip {{[-z|--zpaq]}} {{path/to/file}}

Compress with LZO - light compression, extremely fast decompression

lrzip {{[-l|--lzo]}} {{path/to/file}}

Compress a file and password protect/encrypt it

lrzip {{[-e|--encrypt]}} {{path/to/file}}

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