<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;" id="xz"> <title>xz / lzma</title> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author><firstname>Per Øyvind</firstname><surname> Karlsen</surname></author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> </articleinfo> <para>Xz is a compression program</para> <para>The xz kioslave is not directly usable, and is intended for use as a filter. For example, the tar kioslave can filter a file through the xz kioslave, in order to display the contents of a <literal role="extension">tar.lzma</literal> or <literal role="extension">tar.xz</literal> file directly in a &konqueror; window.</para> <para>If you click on a file compressed with a <literal role="extension">.lzma</literal> or <literal role="extension">tar.xz</literal> in &konqueror;, this kioslave is used to uncompress it and display it as a normal (uncompressed) file.</para> <para>If you are a developer, and would like to use the xz filter, you can find documentation on using kioslaves at <ulink url="http://techbase.kde.org">http://techbase.kde.org</ulink></para> <para>See the manual: <ulink url="man:/xz">xz</ulink>. </para> </article>