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<TITLE>Bzip2 mini-HOWTO: Introduction</TITLE>
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<A HREF="Bzip2.html#toc1">Contents</A>
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<HR>
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<H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2>
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<P> Bzip2 is a groovy new algorithm for compressing data. It generally
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makes files that are 60-70% of the size of their gzip'd counterparts.
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<P>
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<P> This document will take you through a few common applications for bzip2.
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<P>
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<P> Future versions of the document will have applications of
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libbzip2, the bzip2 C library which bzip2's author,
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<A HREF="mailto:Julian_Seward@muraroa.demon.co.uk">Julian Seward</A> has kindly written. The bzip2 manual, which includes
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low-level information about the library, can be found
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<A HREF="http://www.bzip2.org/bzip2/docs/manual_toc.html">here</A>.
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<P>
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<P> Future versions of the document may also include a summary of the
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discussion over whether (and how) bzip2 should be used in the Linux kernel.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 <B>Revision History</B></A>
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</H2>
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<H3>v2.00</H3>
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<P>Changed the
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<A HREF="Bzip2-5.html#bzip2-with-less">Using bzip2 with less</A> section
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so .tar.bzip2 files can actually be read. Thanks to
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<A HREF="mailto:mc8644@mclink.it">Nicola Fabiano</A> for the correction.
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<P>Updated buzzit utility.
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<P>Updated tar information.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.92</H3>
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<P>Updated the
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<A HREF="Bzip2-2.html#bzip2-binaries">Getting bzip2 binaries</A> section, including adding S.u.S.E.'s.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.91</H3>
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<P> Corrected a typo and clarified some shell idioms in the
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<A HREF="Bzip2-4.html#bzip2-with-tar">section on using bzip2 with tar</A>. Thanks
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to Alessandro Rubini for these.
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<P>
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<P> Updated the buzzit tool not to stomp on the original bzip2
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archive.
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<P>
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<P> Added bgrep, a zgrep-like tool.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.9</H3>
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<P> Clarified the gcc 2.7.* problem. Thanks to Ulrik Dickow for pointing
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this out.
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<P>
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<P> Added Leonard Jean-Marc's elegant way to work with tar.
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<P>
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<P> Added Linus <20>kerlund's Swedish translation.
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<P>
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<P> Fixed the wu-ftpd section per Arnaud Launay's suggestion.
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<P>
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<P> Moved translations to their own section.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.8 </H3>
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<P> Put buzzit and tar.diff in the sgml where they belong. Fixed
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punctuation and formatting. Thanks to Arnaud Launay for his help
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correcting my copy. :-)
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<P>
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<P> Dropped xv project for now due to lack of popular interest.
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<P>
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<P> Added teasers for future versions of the document.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.7 </H3>
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<P> Added buzzit utility. Fixed the patch against gnu tar.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.6 </H3>
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<P> Added TenThumbs' Netscape enabler.
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<P>
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<P> Also changed lesspipe.sh per his sugestion. It should work
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better now.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.5 </H3>
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<P> Added Arnaud Launay's French translation, and his wu-ftpd file.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.4 </H3>
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<P> Added Tetsu Isaji's Japanese translation.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.3 </H3>
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<P> Added Ulrik Dickow's .emacs for 19.30 and higher.
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<P>
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<P>(Also corrected jka-compr.el patch for emacs per his suggestion. Oops!
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Bzip2's doesn't yet(?) have an "append" flag.)
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<P>
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<H3>v1.2 </H3>
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<P> Changed patch for emacs so it automagically recognizes
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.bz2 files.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.1 </H3>
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<P> Added patch for emacs.
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<P>
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<H3>v1.0 </H3>
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<P> Round 1.
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<P>
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<P>
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