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# bzip2
> A block-sorting file compressor.
> More information: <https://manned.org/bzip2>.
- Compress a file:
`bzip2 {{path/to/file_to_compress}}`
- Decompress a file:
`bzip2 {{[-d|--decompress]}} {{path/to/compressed_file.bz2}}`
- Decompress a file to `stdout`:
`bzip2 {{[-dc|--decompress --stdout]}} {{path/to/compressed_file.bz2}}`
- Test the integrity of each file inside the archive file:
`bzip2 {{[-t|--test]}} {{path/to/compressed_file.bz2}}`
- Show the compression ratio for each file processed with detailed information:
`bzip2 {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{path/to/compressed_files.bz2}}`
- Decompress a file overwriting existing files:
`bzip2 {{[-f|--force]}} {{path/to/compressed_file.bz2}}`
- Display help:
`bzip2 {{[-h|--help]}}`