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Bug#510624: ITP: pigz -- Parallel Implementation of GZip



Eduard Bloch dijo [Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 09:57:33PM +0100]:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Eduard Bloch <blade@debian.org>
> 
> 
> * Package name    : pigz
>   Version         : 2.1.4
>   Upstream Author : Mark Adler <madler@alumni.caltech.edu>
> * URL             : http://www.example.org/
> * License         : ZLib license
>   Programming Lang: C
>   Description     : Parallel Implementation of GZip
> 
> pigz, which stands for Parallel Implementation of GZip, is a fully functional
> replacement for gzip that exploits multiple processors and multiple cores to
> the hilt when compressing data.

I'd s/exploits/takes advantage of/ - just for clarity sake. and, what
is "the hilt"?

Greetings,

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