Ms-Dos Compression Format (Szdd Variant)

[ ID : https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/fmt/462 ]

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concept

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https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/fmt/462

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The technical registry PRONOM

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MS-DOS Compression Format (SZDD Variant) (en)

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• Definition (en): The MS-DOS compression format uses the SZDD algorithm to compress a single file into another single file, replacing the last character in the filename with an underscore. It is implemented via the MS-DOS commands COMPRESS.EXE and EXPAND.EXE.