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    - https://matoski.com/article/xz-compress-directory/
    - https://tukaani.org/xz/
    - https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-file-compression-tools-on-linux-servers
    - https://www.rootusers.com/gzip-vs-bzip2-vs-xz-performance-comparison/
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    - https://superuser.com/questions/168749/is-there-a-way-to-see-any-tar-progress-per-file
    - https://matoski.com/article/xz-compress-directory/
    - https://tukaani.org/xz/
    - https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-file-compression-tools-on-linux-servers
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    # tar xz tips

    Compress a directory using multiple threads and show a progress bar with this script:

    ```
    #!/usr/bin/env bash
    # example: tar_cJf.sh ./directory > directory.tar.xz
    SOURCE="$1"
    # get source size
    SOURCE_SIZE=$(du -sk "${SOURCE}" | cut -f1)
    # archive and compress
    tar -cf - "${SOURCE}" | pv -p -s "${SOURCE_SIZE}k" | xz -6 --threads=6 -c -
    ```

    sources:

    - https://superuser.com/questions/168749/is-there-a-way-to-see-any-tar-progress-per-file
    - https://matoski.com/article/xz-compress-directory/
    - https://tukaani.org/xz/