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authorDaniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>2015-11-07 15:40:23 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>2015-11-07 15:40:23 +0000
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@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ the one of lzip, bzip2 or gzip.
Plzip can compress/decompress large files on multiprocessor machines
much faster than lzip, at the cost of a slightly reduced compression
-ratio. Note that the number of usable threads is limited by file size;
-on files larger than a few GB plzip can use hundreds of processors, but
-on files of only a few MB plzip is no faster than lzip.
+ratio (0.4 to 2 percent larger compressed files). Note that the number
+of usable threads is limited by file size; on files larger than a few GB
+plzip can use hundreds of processors, but on files of only a few MB
+plzip is no faster than lzip.
When compressing, plzip divides the input file into chunks and
compresses as many chunks simultaneously as worker threads are chosen,
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ corresponding uncompressed files. Integrity testing of concatenated
compressed files is also supported.
-Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
+Copyright (C) 2009-2015 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy,
distribute and modify it.