pbzip2 ☆

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Description:
Parallel bzip2

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: compression bzip2 parallel cli utility

Install: brew install pbzip2

About:
Pbzip2 is a parallel implementation of the bzip2 file compressor that leverages multi-core processors to achieve significant speedups over the standard bzip2 utility. It decomposes data blocks and processes them concurrently, maintaining full compatibility with the original bzip2 format. This results in drastically reduced compression and decompression times for large files without sacrificing compression ratios.

Key Features:

Multi-core parallel processing for high-speed compression
Fully compatible with standard bzip2 file format
Significant performance gains on large files
Command-line interface similar to bzip2

Use Cases:

Compressing large datasets or log files on multi-core servers
Accelerating backup and archival processes
Decompressing legacy bzip2 archives faster

Alternatives:

pbzip2 – The original reference implementation this package provides

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 17, 2025 2:01am		0	VERSION_BUMP	ede1bfd2