I am trying to use some data, but would prefer to store it in a compressed manner and then access it via a named pipe that is being decompressed to. E.g.: However, this does not complete. I don't ...

I have Stuffit Expander set to expand archived and compressed files files, which it does. And 'continue to expand' which it also does. I also have it set to NOT delete after expanding, but it seems to ...

Several users have reported a problem where Firefox 1.5 has problems properly recognizing that files with the .dmg.gz extension (disk images that have been compressed using gzip). For the problematic ...

Linux systems use a variety of file formats, and each format can experience various issues. Tar.gz files are among the most troublesome file formats and often create installation issues for users. If ...

Reducing costs is a key consideration for every IT budget. One of the items looked at most closely is the cost of a company's bandwidth. Using content compression on a Web site is one way to reduce ...

The TAR, or Tape Archive, file format was developed to simplify the process of storing and distributing multiple Unix operating system files. TAR files are uncompressed archives with the ".tar" file ...

Last week, we examined a variety of compress utilities and considered some of the criteria with which you might rank their effectiveness in your environment — criteria such as the compression ratio ...