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@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ the one of lzip, bzip2 or gzip.
Plzip can compress/decompress large files on multiprocessor machines
much faster than lzip, at the cost of a slightly reduced compression
ratio. Note that the number of usable threads is limited by file size;
on files larger than a few GB plzip can use hundreds of processors, but
on files of only a few MB plzip is no faster than lzip.
ratio (0.4 to 2 percent larger compressed files). Note that the number
of usable threads is limited by file size; on files larger than a few GB
plzip can use hundreds of processors, but on files of only a few MB
plzip is no faster than lzip.
When compressing, plzip divides the input file into chunks and
compresses as many chunks simultaneously as worker threads are chosen,
@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ corresponding uncompressed files. Integrity testing of concatenated
compressed files is also supported.
Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
Copyright (C) 2009-2015 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
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