# pigz
# Multithreaded zlib compression utility.
# More information: <https://github.com/madler/pigz>.
# Compress a file with default options:
pigz path/to/file
# Compress a file using the best compression method:
pigz -9 path/to/file
# Compress a file using no compression and 4 processors:
pigz -0 -p4 path/to/file
# Compress a directory using tar:
tar cf - path/to/directory | pigz > path/to/file.tar.gz
# Decompress a file:
pigz -d archive.gz
# List the contents of an archive:
pigz -l archive.tar.gz
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