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# xz
> Compress or decompress .xz and .lzma files.
> More information: <https://tukaani.org/xz/format.html>.
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- Compress a file to the xz file format:
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`xz {{file}}`
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- Decompress a xz file:
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`xz -d {{file.xz}}`
- Compress a file to the LZMA file format:
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`xz --format={{lzma}} {{file}}`
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- Decompress an LZMA file:
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`xz -d --format={{lzma}} {{file.lzma}}`
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- Decompress a file and write to stdout:
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`xz -dc {{file.xz}}`
- Compress a file, but don't delete the original:
`xz -k {{file}}`
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- Compress a file using the fastest compression:
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`xz -0 {{file}}`
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- Compress a file using the best compression:
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`xz -9 {{file}}`