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# bzip3

> An efficient statistical file compressor.
> More information: <https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3>.

- Compress a file:

`bzip3 {{path/to/file_to_compress}}`

- [d]ecompress a file:

`bzip3 -d {{path/to/compressed_file.bz3}}`

- Decompress a file to `stdout` ([c]):

`bzip3 -dc {{path/to/compressed_file.bz3}}`

- Test the integrity of each file inside the archive file:

`bzip3 --test {{path/to/compressed_file.bz3}}`

- Show the compression ratio for each file processed with detailed information:

`bzip3 --verbose {{path/to/compressed_files.bz3}}`

- Decompress a file overwriting existing files:

`bzip3 -d --force {{path/to/compressed_file.bz3}}`

- Display help:

`bzip3 -h`
