This program parallelizes the BZIP2 compression process to achieve a near-linear performance increase on SMP machines. On a two-processor Xeon machine, the speedup is around 180%. The tool's main purpose is to aid performing heavy-duty server backup

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BSD License

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Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, End Users/Desktop, System Administrators

User Interface

Command-line

Programming Language

C

Related Categories

C File Compression Software, C Backup Software

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2005-11-30