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Archiver for .zoo files
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[![License Badge][]][License] [![GitHub Status][]][GitHub]

zoo is a fully-free software ([public domain][pd]) file archiving tool
for maintaining collections of files. It uses [Lempel-Ziv-Welch][LZW]
compression to provide space savings in the range of 20% to 80%,
depending on the files.
zoo is a ([public domain][pd]) file archiving tool for maintaining
collections of files. It uses [Lempel-Ziv-Welch][LZW] compression to
provide space savings in the range of 20% to 80%, depending on the
files.

Unlike other archiving tools, zoo can store and selectively extract
multiple generations of the same file. If files are added to an archive
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frequently modified to be backed up in such a way as to allow access to
previous versions (up to the version limit chosen) from one archive.

This project exists as a service to all computer archaeologists and acts
as a focal point for patches and maintenance for the long haul.
> This project exists as a service to all computer archaeologists and
> acts as a focal point for patches and maintenance for the long haul.

Examples
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zoo was placed in the [public domain][pd] in 2004.

[pd]: doc/public-domain.eml
[LZW]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Welch
[Ibiblio]: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/packages/ccic/software/unix/utils/
[patches]: https://sources.debian.org/patches/zoo/2.10-28/
[pd]: doc/public-domain.eml
[LZW]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Welch
[Ibiblio]: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/packages/ccic/software/unix/utils/
[patches]: https://sources.debian.org/patches/zoo/2.10-28/
[License]: https://unlicense.org/
[License Badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Unlicense-blue.svg
[GitHub]: https://github.com/troglobit/zoo/actions/workflows/build.yml/
[GitHub Status]: https://github.com/troglobit/zoo/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg

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