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bzip2:tldr:a8d4d
bzip2: Decompress a file overwriting existing files.
$ bzip2 --force ${path-to-compressed_file-bz2}
try on your machine
The bzip2
command is a file compression utility used to compress and decompress files using the Burrows-Wheeler algorithm.
In this specific command, --force
is an option that forces compression or decompression even if the resulting file will be larger than the original file.
${path-to-compressed_file-bz2}
is a placeholder for the actual path to the compressed file with the .bz2
extension. You need to replace ${path-to-compressed_file-bz2}
with the actual path and filename of the file you want to compress or decompress.
So when you run this command with the actual path to a compressed file, it will forcefully compress or decompress the file using the bzip2 algorithm.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.