bzip2(2)

Bzip2 Compression Tool for modern multi-core machines

Usage: bzip2 [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Compress or uncompress FILEs (by default, compress FILEs in-place).

  -1, --fast
        set block size to 100k
  -2    set block size to 200k
  -3    set block size to 300k
  -4    set block size to 400k
  -5    set block size to 500k
  -6    set block size to 600k
  -7    set block size to 700k
  -8    set block size to 800k
  -9, --best
        set block size to 900k (default)
  -c, --stdout
        write on standard output, keep original files unchanged
  --cores int
        number of cores to use for parallelization
  -d, --decompress
        decompress; see also -c and -k
  -f, --force
        force overwrite of output file
  -h, --help
        print this help message
  -k, --keep
        keep original files unchanged
  -l int
        compression level (1 = fastest, 9 = best) (default 9)
  -r, --recursive
        operate recursively on directories
  -s string
        use provided suffix on compressed files (default "bz2")
  -t, --test
        test compressed file integrity
  -v, --verbose
        be verbose
  -z, --compress
        compress file(s) (default true)

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.

Copyright (c) 2020-2025 ALBANESE Research Lab & Projeto Pindorama.