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7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.

Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.
Command line version of 7-Zip can be used in Linux via Wine program.

7-Zip is the free file archiver with the highest compression ratio.

Usually 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% better than other zip compatible programs.

Here are some key features of "7-Zip":

· High compression ratio in the new 7z format

Supported formats:

· Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR and ZIP
· Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z.
· Fast compression and decompression
· Self-extracting capability for 7z format
· Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
· Integration with Windows Shell
· Powerful File Manager
· Powerful command line version
· Localizations for 74 languages

Change Log:

· 7-Zip now can update WIM archives.
· 7-Zip File Manager now can move files to archives.
· The default encoding for TAR format now is UTF-8. You can use -mcp=1 switch for OEM encoding.


Command line version:
· new "rn" command to rename files in archive.
· new -sdel switch to delete files after including to archive.
· new -sns switch to store NTFS alternate streams.
· new -sni switch to store NT security information for files.
· Speed optimizations for opening big archives and big disk folders.
· Some bugs were fixed.
· New localization: Aragonese.