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diff --git a/doc/kioslave/bzip.docbook b/doc/kioslave/bzip.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9a3dc90cb --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kioslave/bzip.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +<article lang="&language;" id="bzip"> +<title>bzip</title> +<articleinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> +</articleinfo> + +<para><command>bzip</command> is a compression program. It is rarely +used today, having been replaced with bzip2, which offers much better +compression.</para> + +<para>The bzip kioslave is not directly usable, and is intended for use +as a filter. For example, the tar kioslave can filter a file through +the bzip kioslave, in order to display the contents of a <literal +role="extension">tar.bz</literal> file directly in a &konqueror; +window.</para> + +<para>If you click on a file compressed with a <literal +role="extension">bz</literal> extension in &konqueror;, this kioslave is +used to uncompress it and display it as a normal (uncompressed) +file.</para> + +<para>If you are a developer, and would like to use the bzip filter, +you can find documentation on using kioslaves at <ulink +url="http://developer.kde.org">http://developer.kde.org</ulink></para> + +</article> |