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Install this package:

emerge -a app-arch/pigz

If the package is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask app-arch/pigz

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a app-arch/pigz

Package Information

Description:
pigz, which stands for parallel implementation of gzip, is a fully functional replacement for gzip that exploits multiple processors and multiple cores to the hilt when compressing data.
Homepage:
https://www.zlib.net/pigz/
License:
ZLIB

Versions

Version EAPI Keywords Slot
2.8 8 ~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86 0

Metadata

Description

Maintainers

Upstream

Raw Metadata XML 
<pkgmetadata>
	<maintainer type="person">
		<email>mgorny@gentoo.org</email>
		<name>Michał Górny</name>
	</maintainer>
	<longdescription lang="en">
		pigz, which stands for parallel implementation of gzip,
		is a fully functional replacement for gzip that exploits
		multiple processors and multiple cores to the hilt when compressing data.
	</longdescription>
	<upstream>
		<remote-id type="cpe">cpe:/a:zlib:pigz</remote-id>
		<remote-id type="github">madler/pigz</remote-id>
	</upstream>
</pkgmetadata>

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USE Flags

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p app-arch/pigz | euse -E <flag> -p app-arch/pigz | euse -D <flag> -p app-arch/pigz

Flag Description 2.8
static !!do not set this during bootstrap!! Causes binaries to be statically linked instead of dynamically ✓
test Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently) ✓

Manifest

Type File Size Versions
DIST pigz-2.8.tar.gz 121304 bytes 2.8
DIST pigz-2.8.tar.gz.asc 235 bytes 2.8
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