Gordon, .bz2 = bzip2 which will compress files even more than gzip, at the expense of additional CPU cycles.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Wolfe, Gordon W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: file extension I have a file that came from SuSE that has an extension xxx.tar.bz2 It looks like some kind of compression algorithm has been done on it. What does the .bz2 extension signify? "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." -Motto of the Darwin Society Gordon W. Wolfe, Ph.D. (425) 865-5940 VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company
