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What is a .bz2 file?

application/x-bzip2

BZ2 is a file compressed with bzip2, which uses the Burrows-Wheeler transform to achieve higher compression ratios than gzip at the cost of slower speed. Like gzip, it compresses a single stream rather than archiving multiple files. It is common for distributing large source and data files.

How to use a .bz2 file

Use an example BZ2 to test bzip2 decompression, block-based decoding, and pipelines that select among gzip, bzip2, and xz codecs.

Convert a .bz2 file to another format

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