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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. |