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comment Converting gzip files to bzip2 efficiently
Thanks for the input, the point about the difference in speed between the two processes and its implication is an important one.
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comment Converting gzip files to bzip2 efficiently
Don't the algorithms have any overlapping steps such that I could skip one step in gzip decompression and the same in bzip compression also?
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comment Converting gzip files to bzip2 efficiently
@gustafc: Thanks for the link to pbzip2, that was very helpful... @OP: I shied away from piping bcos I want to be able to deal with corrupt gz files, etc., without losing them in the pipe...
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