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Bzip2 is a free and open source file compression software created by Julian Seward in 1996. It is used to reduce the size of files and can be used for both compressing and decompressing files. It is based on the Burrows-Wheeler algorithm, which is a data compression method that works by rearranging data to reduce its redundancy. Bzip2 supports a variety of file formats, including .bz2, .gz, .tar and other formats. It is widely used in Unix-like systems, and is also available for Windows and other operating systems. Bzip2 is typically faster than other similar programs, such as gzip and zip, due to its unique algorithm. It is also able to compress large files, making it a popular choice for file compression tasks.

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