tbz2
What is a .tbz2 file?
application/x-bzip2
TBZ2 is a shorthand extension for a TAR archive compressed with bzip2, equivalent to .tar.bz2. The tar step bundles files and metadata, then bzip2 compresses the combined stream for a higher ratio. It is used for distributing larger source and data archives.
How to use a .tbz2 file
Use an example TBZ2 to test the decompress-then-untar pipeline with bzip2, and tools that recognize the abbreviated .tbz2 extension.
Download example .tbz2 files
- TAR.BZ2 - Bzip2 TarballA bzip2-compressed tar of a small source tree — for testing tar extraction and the TBZ2 container. Member timestamps are fixed for reproducibility.
- TBZ2 - Empty ArchiveThe empty tar under bzip2. Its payload is 1024 identical bytes, which is the run-length case bzip2's block sorter treats specially, so this doubles as the smallest sane bzip2 stream to test a decoder against.
- Convert v2 TBZ2 AliasAlias-suffix twin for the same deterministic bzip2-compressed TAR member set Stable P8 artifact p8-convert-tbz2-alias.