# lzop
> Compress or decompress files with LZO compression.
> More information: <https://www.lzop.org/>.
- Compress a file into a new file with the .lzo suffix:
`lzop {{file}}`
- Decompress a file:
`lzop -d {{file}}.lzo`
- Compress a file, while specifying the compression level. 0 = Worst, 9 = Best (Default level is 3):
`lzop -{{level}} {{file}}`
