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syntax: markdown
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tags: [tldr, common]
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source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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---
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# pigz
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> Multithreaded zlib compression utility.
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> More information: <https://manned.org/pigz>.
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- Compress a file with default options:
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`pigz {{path/to/file}}`
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- Compress a file using the best compression method:
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`pigz {{[-9|--best]}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Compress a file using no compression and 4 processors:
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`pigz -0 {{[-p|--processes]}} {{4}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Compress a directory using tar:
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`tar cf - {{path/to/directory}} | pigz > {{path/to/file.tar.gz}}`
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- Decompress a file:
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`pigz {{[-d|--decompress]}} {{archive.gz}}`
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- List the contents of an archive:
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`pigz {{[-l|--list]}} {{archive.tar.gz}}`
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