pigz 2.7

Parallel implementation of gzip

This package provides a parallel implementation of gzip that exploits multiple processors and multiple cores when compressing data.

Website: https://zlib.net/pigz/
Licenses: ASL 2.0
Package source: gnu/packages/compression.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install pigz 2.7 as follows:

guix install pigz@2.7

Or install the latest version:

guix install pigz

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.