tarlz ☆

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Description:
Data compressor

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: compression archiving lzip data-storage cli

Install: brew install tarlz

About:
Tarlz is a data compressor that combines the functionality of tar and lzip. It creates compressed tar archives using the highly reliable lzip format, offering strong error recovery capabilities. This tool is particularly valuable for long-term data archiving where data integrity is paramount.

Key Features:

Combines tar archiving with lzip compression
Provides robust data error recovery
Supports multi-volume archives
Offers strong compression ratios comparable to xz

Use Cases:

Creating long-term, verifiable data archives
Distributing large software packages or datasets
Backup systems requiring high data integrity

Alternatives:

tar + gzip – Faster but less compression and no built-in error recovery
tar + xz – Similar compression but lzip offers better error recovery
7z – Proprietary format with different compression algorithms

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 3:01am		0	VERSION_BUMP	cc9a2165