lzop
lzop is a free software file compression tool which implements the LZO algorithm and is licensed under the GPL.
| Developer(s) | Markus Franz Xaver Johannes Oberhumer |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 10, 1997 |
| Stable release | 1.04
/ August 10, 2017 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | data compression |
| License | GPL |
| Website | www |
Aimed at being very fast, lzop produces files slightly larger than gzip while only requiring a tenth of the CPU use and only slightly higher memory utilization.[1] lzop is one of the fastest compressors available,[2] a close second to lz4.
References
- "Quick Benchmark: Gzip vs Bzip2 vs LZMA vs XZ vs LZ4 vs LZO - CatchChallenger wiki". catchchallenger.first-world.info. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- "ACT - Summary of Winners". Archived from the original on 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
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