TAR.LZ (TLZ) to ARJ Converter
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About formats
TAR.LZ is a compound archive format combining TAR) archiving with lzip compression, a format created by Antonio Diaz Diaz and first released in 2009. The TAR layer bundles files with full Unix metadata into a single stream, and lzip applies LZMA compression with a robust container that includes per-member CRC-32 integrity checking and clean member boundaries. Lzip was designed with long-term archival in mind — it produces a simple, well-documented format with strong error recovery properties: if part of a TAR.LZ file is corrupted, undamaged members can still be extracted, unlike monolithic compressed streams where corruption propagates. The compression ratios are essentially identical to LZMA/XZ since lzip uses the same LZMA algorithm. One advantage is archival resilience — the member-based structure means a multi-part archive can survive partial corruption without losing all data, critical for long-term storage. The clean, minimal format design is another strength: lzip has a simple specification that independent implementations can follow precisely, reducing the risk of compatibility issues over decades of archival. TAR.LZ is used by the GNU Project for distributing source releases and is supported by GNU tar with the --lzip flag, as well as by plzip for parallel compression on multi-core systems.
ARJ (Archived by Robert Jung) is a compressed archive format created by Robert K. Jung in 1991 for MS-DOS, which became one of the most popular archiving tools during the early 1990s. The format uses a proprietary compression algorithm based on LZ77 sliding window techniques combined with Huffman coding, offering competitive compression ratios that rivaled or exceeded other DOS-era archivers. ARJ archives support multi-volume spanning across floppy disks, a critical feature in an era when distributing software often meant shipping multiple 1.44 MB diskettes. The format also provides password protection, file attribute and timestamp preservation, archive integrity verification through CRC-32 checksums, and the ability to create self-extracting executables. ARJ saw widespread adoption on bulletin board systems and in corporate environments during the DOS and early Windows period, valued for its balance of compression ratio, speed, and feature set. One advantage was excellent multi-volume support — ARJ handled spanning across floppy disks more reliably than many competitors, making it a preferred choice for software distribution via physical media. The self-extracting archive capability provided another practical strength, enabling recipients to unpack files without needing the ARJ utility installed. While ARJ's usage declined sharply with the rise of ZIP, RAR, and 7Z as internet-based distribution replaced floppy disks, the format remains recognized by modern archivers like 7-Zip for extracting legacy archives.