# bzip2

bzip2 is a high-quality data compression program that provides excellent compression ratios and is widely used for compressing large files. It uses the Burrows-Wheeler block sorting text compression algorithm and Huffman coding.

## Features

- Excellent compression ratios (typically 10-15% better than gzip)
- Fast compression and decompression speeds
- Small memory footprint
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Robust error recovery with bzip2recover utility

## Included Programs

- **bzip2**: Main compression/decompression utility
- **bunzip2**: Decompression utility (symlink to bzip2)
- **bzcat**: Decompression to stdout utility (symlink to bzip2)
- **bzip2recover**: Data recovery utility for damaged files
- **bzgrep**: Grep utility for bzip2 compressed files
- **bzmore**: More utility for viewing bzip2 compressed files
- **bzless**: Less utility for viewing bzip2 compressed files
- **bzdiff**: Diff utility for bzip2 compressed files
- **bzcmp**: Compare utility for bzip2 compressed files

## Library

- **libbz2.a**: Static library for developing applications with bzip2 support
- **bzlib.h**: Header file for libbz2 library

## Manual Pages

Comprehensive manual pages are included for all utilities, providing detailed usage instructions and examples.

## License

bzip2 is released under a permissive BSD-style license that allows for free use, modification, and distribution while requiring preservation of copyright notices.