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Converting gzip files to bzip2 efficiently
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I have a bunch of gzip files that I have to convert to bzip2 every now and then. Currently, I'm using a shell script that simply 'gunzip's each file and then 'bzip2's it. Though this works, it takes a lot of time to complete. Is it possible to make this process more efficient? I'm ready to take a d…
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Rather than gunzip in one step and bzip2 in another, I wonder if it would perhaps be more efficient to use pipes. Something like I'm thinking with two or more CPUs, this would definitely be faster. But perhaps even with only a single core. I shamefu…
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