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Rzip

rzip is a huge-scale data compression computer program designed around initial LZ77-style string matching on a 900 MB dictionary window, followed by bzip2-based Burrows–Wheeler transform and entropy coding (Huffman) on 900 kB output chunks.

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Operating system
Unix-like
Original author
Andrew Tridgell
Size
46K (source code tarball, gzipped)
Stable release
2.1 / 14 February 2006; 20 years ago (2006-02-14)
Written in
C

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Compression algorithm

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Rzip

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples76
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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Rzip

Top relations

related to REP · 16
Rzip → Being, Bulat Ziganshin, First, For, FreeArc, GB, GB RAM, In FreeArc, LZMA, LZMA/Tornado, MB, RAM, REP, REP's, Second, So
related to lrzip · 13
Rzip → Ability, AES-128, Bzip2, Choice, DEFLATE, It, Its, Long Range ZIP, LZMA, LZO, No, RAMAbility, ZPAQ
related to External links · 12
Rzip → Con Kolivas, Kay Gorontzi, Long Range ZIP, LZ, LZ77/LZSS, LZMA, LZMASREP, LZO, RAM, REP, The, Wayback Machine
related to Advantages · 7
Rzip → KiB, MiB, Simple, The, The Burrows, This, Wheeler
related to Compression algorithm · 6
Rzip → For, It, MB, Most, PDF, The
related to rzip64 · 5
Rzip → CPU, Most, The, There, Thereby
related to Disadvantages · 4
Rzip → If, RAM, The, There
related to history · 2
Rzip → Andrew Tridgell, PhD
Operating system · 1
Rzip → Unix-like
Original author · 1
Rzip → Andrew Tridgell

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Important terminology

compression ram rep bzip2 lzma long file data algorithm dictionary rzip64 implementation large files lrzip uses compress match bytes used

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RzipOperating systemUnix-like1.00infobox
RzipOriginal authorAndrew Tridgell1.00infobox
RzipSize46K (source code tarball, gzipped)1.00infobox
RzipStable release2.1 / 14 February 2006; 20 years ago (2006-02-14)1.00infobox
RzipWebsiterzip.samba.org1.00infobox
RzipWritten inC1.00infobox
Rzipis ahuge-scale data compression computer program designed around initial LZ77-style string matching on a 900 MB dictionary window0.90text
gzipinstance ofalternate compression methods0.80text
bzip2instance ofalternate compression methods0.80text
which are less memory-intensiveinstance ofalternate compression methods0.80text
should be used instead of rzipinstance ofalternate compression methods0.80text
Rziprelated to AdvantagesThe0.60section

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