bzip2 and gzip are both used for compressing data y option of tar is to refer to decompress/compress with bzip2 and z option for gzip.bzip2 has been written as replacement for gzip.bzip2 gives better compression ratios but on the other hand is more memory-greedy.gzip is more widespread than bzip2.maybe bzip2 will replace gzip,maybe not >Hi > >Whats the difference between bzip and gzip? > >Govind >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- - >Check out the 'What to do before posting to the list' site >for a list of things to try before posting. The site is >at http://botsie.tripod.com/beforeposting/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on the LIH mailing list see: http://lists.linux-india.org/lists/LIH
