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# lzip

> A lossless data compressor with a user interface similar to `gzip` or `bzip2`.
> Lzip uses a simplified form of the "Lempel-Ziv-Markovchain-Algorithm" (LZMA) stream format and provides 3-factor integrity checking to maximize interoperability and optimize safety.
> More information: <https://www.nongnu.org/lzip>.

- Archive a file, replacing it with with a compressed version:

`lzip {{path/to/file}}`

- Archive a file, keeping the input file:

`lzip -k {{path/to/file}}`

- Archive a file with the best compression (level=9):

`lzip -k {{path/to/file}} --best`

- Archive a file at the fastest speed (level=0):

`lzip -k {{path/to/file}} --fast`

- Test the integrity of compressed file:

`lzip --test {{path/to/archive.lz}}`

- Decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncompressed version:

`lzip -d {{path/to/archive.lz}}`

- Decompress a file, keeping the archive:

`lzip -d -k {{path/to/archive.lz}}`

- List files which are in an archive and show compression stats:

`lzip --list {{path/to/archive.lz}}`
