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| author | Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch> | 2015-11-07 05:00:44 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch> | 2015-11-07 05:00:44 +0000 |
| commit | 9abf3b0a7bda1563cc5eb6537459e9486b622af7 (patch) | |
| tree | 99db223dbca09d5dac8e06a1f46a4c541fb5e9ba /README | |
| parent | Adding debian version 1.2-4. (diff) | |
| download | lunzip-9abf3b0a7bda1563cc5eb6537459e9486b622af7.tar.xz lunzip-9abf3b0a7bda1563cc5eb6537459e9486b622af7.zip | |
Merging upstream version 1.3~rc1.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>
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@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ small size makes it well suited for embedded devices or software installers that need to decompress files but do not need compression capabilities. +Lunzip uses the same well-defined exit status values used by bzip2, +which makes it safer when used in pipes or scripts than compressors +returning ambiguous warning values, like gzip. + +The 4 factor integrity checking of the lzip format guarantees that the +decompressed version of the data is identical to the original. This +guards against corruption of the compressed data, and against undetected +bugs in lunzip (hopefully very unlikely). The chances of data corruption +going undetected are microscopic. Be aware, though, that the check +occurs upon decompression, so it can only tell you that something is +wrong. It can't help you recover the original uncompressed data. + If you ever need to recover data from a damaged lzip file, try the lziprecover program. |