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ust 02-08-2005 09:46 AM
bzip2 and gzip
 
I usually use gzip on my RH system to compress file , I know there is a command called bzip2 , could advise what is the difference of these two commands ? which one is better ? thx

Crashed_Again 02-08-2005 10:26 AM
A very brief explanation: bzip compresses the file more then gzip but it takes longer as well.


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