• bzip2 is a free and open-source file compression program that uses the Burrows–Wheeler algorithm. It only compresses single files and is not a file archiver.
  • The bzip2 command is a robust tool for compressing and decompressing files using the Burrows-Wheeler algorithm in Unix and Linux systems.
  • ADVANCED OPTIONS bzip2 features. BZ2 format is meant only for providing single-file compression, lacks archiving and encryption features by design.
  • The program uses .bz2 as its filename extension, application/x-bzip2 as the media type on internet and public.archive.bzip2 as the uniform type identifier.
  • Bzip2 mini-HOWTO
    • 2. Getting bzip2
    • 3. Using bzip2 by itself
  • In this tutorial, we will look at how to compress and decompress .bz2 files using the bzip2 tool in Linux.
  • Official Home Page for bzip2, the high-quality, open-source data compressor. The current stable version is bzip2 1.0.8.
  • bzip2 is a freely available, patent free, high-quality data compressor. It typically compresses files to within 10% to 15% of the best available techniques...
  • Compress BZIP2 files online! Free, easy to use and secure, our compression tool has unlimited usage without uploading your files to any server.
  • Patches and a PowerShell script to build bzip2 with Visual Studio 2013 using a dynamic library (libbz2.dll). - Releases · philr/bzip2-windows.