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lzip

Ch 136.2of 34 File Compression Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Archive formatslzip (.lz)
  4. 4Split archivesYes
  5. 5Command-line toolsYes
  6. 6Archive repairYes
  7. 7Supported platformsLinux, macOS, Windows, and other Unix-like systems
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: nongnu.org
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Overview

lzip is ranked #13 of 34 in file compression software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

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Free plan
Yesnongnu.org
Archive formats
lzip (.lz)nongnu.org
Split archives
Yesnongnu.org
Command-line tools
Yesnongnu.org
Archive repair
Yesnongnu.org
Supported platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows, and other Unix-like systemsnongnu.org

Facts

Purpose
Lzip is a lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Archiving
The lzip file format is designed for data sharing and long-term archiving, with attention to data integrity and decoder availability.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Recovery
The related lziprecover program can repair bit-flip errors and merge damaged copies of a file with error checking.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Integrity checks
The format uses CRC32 and other integrity information to detect errors in compressed data.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
File size
Lzip supports 64-bit uncompressed and compressed sizes and automatically uses multiple members for larger data, allowing unlimited total file size.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Interoperability
Lzip files can be extracted with tar or by piping lzip output to tar.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Platforms
The site provides a Windows 32-bit port and describes lzip as suitable for Unix-like systems.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Build
The site documents compiling lzip with ./configure and make check, followed optionally by make install.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Source availability
The reference implementation is copylefted, and the site says this guarantees it will remain free forever.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Quality assurance
The manual says lzip, clzip, and minilzip/lzlib are tested to produce identical output, and that the implementations have been tested with lziprecover, valgrind, and american fuzzy lop.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Support
Bug reports can be sent to the lzip-bug mailing list at [email protected].nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026
Release updates
Users may subscribe to lzip-bug to receive an email when a new version is released.nongnu.org · 5 Oct 2026

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