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/usr/bin/bzip2recover

a library implementing the bzip2 compression algorithms

From bzip2 1.0.8-r30 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running bzip2recover --help (exit 1) · terse output. permalink

bzip2recover 1.0.8: extracts blocks from damaged .bz2 files.
/usr/bin/bzip2recover: can't read `--help'
Options (13)
OptionDescriptionSource
-c --stdoutCompress or decompress to standard output.man
-d --decompressForce decompression.man
-z --compressThe complement to -d: forces compression, regardless of the invocation name.man
-t --testCheck integrity of the specified file(s), but don't decompress them.man
-f --forceForce overwrite of output files.man
-k --keepKeep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.man
-s --smallReduce memory usage, for compression, decompression and testing.man
-q --quietSuppress non-essential warning messages.man
-p --show-progressShow percentage of input-file done and while compressing show the percentage of the original file the new file is.man
-v --verboseVerbose mode -- show the compression ratio for each file processed.man
-L --licenseDisplay the software version, license terms and conditions.man
-1 (orSet the block size to 100 k, 200 k ..man
--repetitive-fast --repetitive-bestThese flags are redundant in versions 0.9.5 and above.man

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