pigz

A parallel implementation of gzip

pigz, which stands for parallel implementation of gzip, is a fully functional replacement for gzip that exploits multiple processors and multiple cores to the hilt when compressing data.

homepage ↗ cpe: cpe:/a:zlib:pigz github: madler/pigz

Available in

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gentoo gitweb ↗	2.8	1	13 h	details ›

Versions & arches

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Use flags of 2.8

static !!do not set this during bootstrap!! Causes binaries to be statically linked instead of dynamically
test Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
verify-sig Verify upstream signatures on distfiles

Runtime dependencies of 2.8

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!static? (

>=virtual/zlib-1.2.3:=

)