# lrztar > A wrapper for `lrzip` to simplify compression of directories. > See also: `tar`, `lrzuntar`, `lrunzip`. > More information: . - Archive a directory with `tar`, then compress: `lrztar {{path/to/directory}}` - Same as above, with ZPAQ - extreme compression, but very slow: `lrztar -z {{path/to/directory}}` - Specify the output file: `lrztar -o {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/directory}}` - Override the number of processor threads to use: `lrztar -p {{8}} {{path/to/directory}}` - Force overwriting of existing files: `lrztar -f {{path/to/directory}}`