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Bash bzip2 - Compress files

Using the bzip2 Command

The bzip2 command is used to compress files using the Burrows-Wheeler block-sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding.


Basic Usage

To compress a file, use bzip2 filename:

Example

bzip2 file.txt
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Options

The bzip2 command supports various options to customize its behavior:

  • -d - Decompress a file
  • -k - Keep the original file
  • -v - Verbose mode

Example

bzip2 -k file.txt
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