From 51023236d6d7004db10a6d9b280fe559b2a37612 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Dubbs Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 06:45:50 +0000 Subject: Added XZ-Utils as a new compression utility package for independent use or with tar. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@9435 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter06/chapter06.xml | 1 + chapter06/xz-utils.xml | 335 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 336 insertions(+) create mode 100644 chapter06/xz-utils.xml (limited to 'chapter06') diff --git a/chapter06/chapter06.xml b/chapter06/chapter06.xml index 9350e3feb..96eba60a9 100644 --- a/chapter06/chapter06.xml +++ b/chapter06/chapter06.xml @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ + diff --git a/chapter06/xz-utils.xml b/chapter06/xz-utils.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6b354d345 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter06/xz-utils.xml @@ -0,0 +1,335 @@ + + + %general-entities; +]> + + + + + + xz-utils + &xz-version; +
&xz-url;
+
+ + Xz-&xz-version; + + + Xz + + + + + + <para>The Xz package contains programs for compressing and decompressing + files. It provides capabilities for the lzma and the newer xz compression + formats. Compressing text files with <command>xz</command> yields a better + compression percentage than with the traditional <command>gzip</command> or + <command>bzip2</command> commands.</para> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>&xz-ch6-sbu;</seg> + <seg>&xz-ch6-du;</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Xz + + Prepare Xz for compilation with: + +./configure --prefix=/usr + + Compile the package: + +make + + To test the results, issue: + +make check + + Install the package: + +make install + + + + + Contents of Xz + + + Installed programs + Installed libraries + Installed directories + + + lzcat (link to xz), lzcmp (link to xzdiff), lzdiff (link to + xzdiff), bzdiff, lzegrep (link to xzgrep), lzfgrep (link to xzgrep), + lz (link to xz), lzmadec, lzmainfo, lzmore (link to xzmore), + unlzma (link to xz), xzcat (link to xz), xzcmp (link to xzdiff), + xzdec, xzdiff, xzegrep (link to xzgrep), xzfgrep (link to xzgrep), + xzgrep, xzless, xzmore + liblzma.{a,so} + /usr/include/lzma and /usr/share/doc/xz + + + + + Short Descriptions + + + + + lzcat + + Decompresses to standard output + + lzcat + + + + + + lzcmp + + Runs cmp on LZMA compressed files + + lzcmp + + + + + + lzdiff + + Runs diff on LZMA compressed files + + lzdiff + + + + + + lzegrep + + Runs egrep on LZMA compressed files files + + lzegrep + + + + + + lzfgrep + + Runs fgrep on LZMA compressed files + + lzfgrep + + + + + + lzgrep + + Runs grep on LZMA compressed files + + lzgrep + + + + + + lzless + + Runs less on LZMA compressed files + + lzless + + + + + + lzma + + Compresses or decompresses files using the LZMA format + + lzma + + + + + + lzmadec + + A small and fast decoder for LZMA compressed files + + lzmadec + + + + + + lzmainfo + + Shows information stored in the LZMA compressed file header + + lzmainfo + + + + + + lzmore + + Runs more on LZMA compressed files + + lzmore + + + + + + unlzma + + Decompresses files using the LZMA format + + unlzma + + + + + + unxz + + Decompresses files using the XZ format + + unxz + + + + + + xz + + Compresses or decompresses files using the XZ format + + xz + + + + + + xzcat + + Decompresses to standard output + + xzcat + + + + + + xzcmp + + Runs cmp on XZ compressed files + + xzcmp + + + + + + xzdec + + A small and fast decoder for XZ compressed files + + xzdec + + + + + + xzdiff + + Runs diff on XZ compressed files + + xzdiff + + + + + + xzegrep + + Runs egrep on XZ compressed files files + + xzegrep + + + + + + xzfgrep + + Runs fgrep on XZ compressed files + + xzfgrep + + + + + + xzgrep + + Runs grep on XZ compressed files + + xzgrep + + + + + + xzless + + Runs less on XZ compressed files + + xzless + + + + + + xzmore + + Runs more on XZ compressed files + + xzmore + + + + + + liblzma* + + The library implementing lossless, block-sorting data + compression, using the Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain algorithm + + liblzma* + + + + + + + + +
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