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diff --git a/chapter_04.xml b/chapter_04.xml index 0e37ca8..794113e 100644 --- a/chapter_04.xml +++ b/chapter_04.xml @@ -429,6 +429,39 @@ other alternatives. </section> +<section> +<title>LZMA</title> + +<para> +The latest compression utility added to Slackware is +<application>xz</application>, which impliments the LZMA compression +algorithm. This is faster than <application>bzip2</application> and +often compresses better as well. In fact, its blend of speed and +compression strength caused it to replace +<application>gzip</application> as the compression scheme of choice for +Slackware. Unfortuantely, <application>xz</application> does not have +a man page at the time of this writing, so to view available options, +use the <arg>--help</arg> argument. Compressing files is accomplished +with the <arg>-z</arg> argument, and decompression with <arg>-d</arg>. +</para> + +<screen><prompt>darkstar:~$ </prompt><userinput>xz -z /tmp/large_file</userinput></screen> + +</section> + +<section> +<title>tar</title> + +<para> +So great, we know how to compress files using all sorts of programs, +but none of them can archive files in the way that +<application>zip</application> does. That is until now. The Tape +Archiver, or <application>tar</application>(1) is the most frequently +used archival program in Slackware. +</para> + +</section> + </section> <section> |