What is the difference between .taz and .bzip2?
- Extension
- .taz
- .bzip2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- GNU
- bzip2
- Description
- A TAZ file is essentially a compressed archive created using the Unix-based Tar archiving utility, with compression applied through the compress program. The "tar" part of the filename stands for "tape archive," reflecting the utility's origins in backing up data to tape drives, while the "z" indicates that the archive has been compressed using the Lempel-Ziv (LZ) algorithm to reduce its size.
- It is an open-source file compressor and decompressor that is freely available and uses the Burrows-Wheeler codec. It isn't a file archiver as it compresses single files.
- MIME Type
- application/x-compressed
- application/x-bzip2
- Wikipedia
- .taz on Wikipedia
- .bzip2 on Wikipedia