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Which algorithm is used to compress a file ?

hello guy's
I have written some codes of huffman coading algorithm(lossles compression) in c.
And now i want to know which algorithm is used in populer compressed file like zip,rar,tar etc ?
Please provide some link where i can get moer detail about that algorithm.

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  • The_Small_k
    The_Small_k
    No replies !!
    I want to know to know which algorithm is used in realtime applications.
  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    Are you trying to compress an image or what? There are many lossless compressions like zip, gzip, bzip2, lzma, etc... 😀
  • The_Small_k
    The_Small_k
    no i don't have much idea about how lossy compression.I written a code using c to compress a text file.But i think my code is not an optimal code.So i want to know which algorithm is used in real time applications.
    Can you tell me which algorithm is used by these real time applications ?
  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    In real time they use LZMA compression algorithm. It is open source so, you can get the source code and implement... 😀

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