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@@ -2820,6 +2820,12 @@ backup, using @var{snapshot-file} to determine which files to backup.
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With other operations, informs @command{tar} that the archive is in
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incremental format. @xref{Incremental Dumps}.
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+@opsummary{lzip}
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+@item --lzip
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+
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+This option tells @command{tar} to read or write archives through
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+@command{lzip}. @xref{gzip}.
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+
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@opsummary{lzma}
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@item --lzma
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@@ -8628,21 +8634,23 @@ switch to @samp{posix}.
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@cindex gzip
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@cindex bzip2
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+@cindex lzip
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@cindex lzma
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@cindex lzop
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@cindex compress
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@GNUTAR{} is able to create and read compressed archives. It supports
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-@command{gzip}, @command{bzip2}, @command{lzma} and @command{lzop} compression
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-programs. For backward compatibility, it also supports
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-@command{compress} command, although we strongly recommend against
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-using it, because it is by far less effective than other compression
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-programs@footnote{It also had patent problems in the past.}.
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+@command{gzip}, @command{bzip2}, @command{lzip}, @command{lzma} and
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+@command{lzop} compression programs. For backward compatibility, it
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+also supports @command{compress} command, although we strongly recommend
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+against using it, because it is by far less effective than other
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+compression programs@footnote{It also had patent problems in the past.}.
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Creating a compressed archive is simple: you just specify a
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@dfn{compression option} along with the usual archive creation
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commands. The compression option is @option{-z} (@option{--gzip}) to
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create a @command{gzip} compressed archive, @option{-j}
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(@option{--bzip2}) to create a @command{bzip2} compressed archive,
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+@option{--lzip} to create an @asis{lzip} compressed archive,
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@option{-J} (@option{--xz}) to create an @asis{XZ} archive,
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@option{--lzma} to create an @asis{LZMA} compressed
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archive, @option{--lzop} to create an @asis{LSOP} archive, and
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@@ -8739,6 +8747,7 @@ suffix. The following suffixes are recognized:
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@item @samp{.tz2} @tab @command{bzip2}
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@item @samp{.tbz2} @tab @command{bzip2}
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@item @samp{.tbz} @tab @command{bzip2}
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+@item @samp{.lz} @tab @command{lzip}
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@item @samp{.lzma} @tab @command{lzma}
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@item @samp{.tlz} @tab @command{lzma}
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@item @samp{.lzo} @tab @command{lzop}
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@@ -8796,6 +8805,10 @@ Filter the archive through @code{xz}. Otherwise like
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@itemx --bzip2
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Filter the archive through @code{bzip2}. Otherwise like @option{--gzip}.
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+@opindex lzip
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+@item --lzip
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+Filter the archive through @command{lzip}. Otherwise like @option{--gzip}.
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+
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@opindex lzma
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@item --lzma
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Filter the archive through @command{lzma}. Otherwise like @option{--gzip}.
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