AnnoyingTechnology/Multi-threaded-compression-unix.md

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Multi-threaded CLI cheatsheet for gzip, bz2, xz (lzma)

Raw

.gz (GNU zip)

Medium compression ratio, fast speed.

apt install pigz

tar -I pigz -cvf archive.tar.gz folder-or-document

Medium compression ratio, medium speed.

apt install lbzip2

tar -I lbzip2 -cvf archive.tar.bz2 folder-or-document

High compression ratio, slow speed.

apt install pxz

tar -I pxz -cvf archive.tar.xz folder-or-document