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authorJulian Seward <jseward@acm.org>2005-02-15 22:13:13 +0100
committerJulian Seward <jseward@acm.org>2005-02-15 22:13:13 +0100
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1.PU 1.PU
2.TH bzip2 1 2.TH bzip2 1
3.SH NAME 3.SH NAME
4bzip2, bunzip2 \- a block-sorting file compressor, v1.0.2 4bzip2, bunzip2 \- a block-sorting file compressor, v1.0.3
5.br 5.br
6bzcat \- decompresses files to stdout 6bzcat \- decompresses files to stdout
7.br 7.br
@@ -405,19 +405,19 @@ I/O error messages are not as helpful as they could be.
405tries hard to detect I/O errors and exit cleanly, but the details of 405tries hard to detect I/O errors and exit cleanly, but the details of
406what the problem is sometimes seem rather misleading. 406what the problem is sometimes seem rather misleading.
407 407
408This manual page pertains to version 1.0.2 of 408This manual page pertains to version 1.0.3 of
409.I bzip2. 409.I bzip2.
410Compressed data created by this version is entirely forwards and 410Compressed data created by this version is entirely forwards and
411backwards compatible with the previous public releases, versions 411backwards compatible with the previous public releases, versions
4120.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0 and 1.0.1, but with the following 4120.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2, but with the following
413exception: 0.9.0 and above can correctly decompress multiple 413exception: 0.9.0 and above can correctly decompress multiple
414concatenated compressed files. 0.1pl2 cannot do this; it will stop 414concatenated compressed files. 0.1pl2 cannot do this; it will stop
415after decompressing just the first file in the stream. 415after decompressing just the first file in the stream.
416 416
417.I bzip2recover 417.I bzip2recover
418versions prior to this one, 1.0.2, used 32-bit integers to represent 418versions prior to 1.0.2 used 32-bit integers to represent
419bit positions in compressed files, so it could not handle compressed 419bit positions in compressed files, so they could not handle compressed
420files more than 512 megabytes long. Version 1.0.2 and above uses 420files more than 512 megabytes long. Versions 1.0.2 and above use
42164-bit ints on some platforms which support them (GNU supported 42164-bit ints on some platforms which support them (GNU supported
422targets, and Windows). To establish whether or not bzip2recover was 422targets, and Windows). To establish whether or not bzip2recover was
423built with such a limitation, run it without arguments. In any event 423built with such a limitation, run it without arguments. In any event
@@ -427,9 +427,9 @@ with MaybeUInt64 set to be an unsigned 64-bit integer.
427 427
428 428
429.SH AUTHOR 429.SH AUTHOR
430Julian Seward, jseward@acm.org. 430Julian Seward, jsewardbzip.org.
431 431
432http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2 432http://www.bzip.org
433 433
434The ideas embodied in 434The ideas embodied in
435.I bzip2 435.I bzip2
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ source distribution for pointers to sources of documentation. Christian
447von Roques encouraged me to look for faster sorting algorithms, so as to 447von Roques encouraged me to look for faster sorting algorithms, so as to
448speed up compression. Bela Lubkin encouraged me to improve the 448speed up compression. Bela Lubkin encouraged me to improve the
449worst-case compression performance. 449worst-case compression performance.
450Donna Robinson XMLised the documentation.
450The bz* scripts are derived from those of GNU gzip. 451The bz* scripts are derived from those of GNU gzip.
451Many people sent patches, helped 452Many people sent patches, helped
452with portability problems, lent machines, gave advice and were generally 453with portability problems, lent machines, gave advice and were generally