Tar
Use .tar format to compress backup file.
And we can use many other tools to compress .tar file, such as gzip, bzip2, xz ...
Formats
| Type | Extension | Parallel Support by |
|---|---|---|
gz, tgz, taz, tar.gz | .tar.gz | pigz |
Z, taZ, tar.Z | .tar.Z | |
bz2, tbz, tbz2, tar.bz2 | .tar.bz2 | pbzip2 |
lz, tar.lz | .tar.lz | |
lzma, tlz, tar.lzma | .tar.lzma | |
lzo, tar.lzo | .tar.lzo | |
xz, txz, tar.xz | .tar.xz | pixz |
zst, tzst, tar.zst | .tar.zst | |
tar | .tar | |
| default | .tar |
Example
compress_with:
type: tgzSpeedup with pigz
since: v1.1.2
Pigz (opens in a new tab) is a parallel implementation of gzip for modern multi-processor for speedup compress.
When you has been installed pigz, GoBackup will auto-enable it.
Install on Ubuntu
$ sudo apt-get install pigzInstall on macOS
$ brew install pigz