<article lang="&language;" id="bzip2"> <title >bzip2</title> <para >Bzip2 is a compression program</para> <para >The bzip2 kioslave is not directly usable, and is intended for use as a filter. For example, the tar kioslave can filter a file through the bzip2 kioslave, in order to display the contents of a <literal role="extension" >tar.bz2</literal > file directly in a &konqueror; window.</para> <para >If you click on a file compressed with a <literal role="extension" >.bz2</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 bzip2 filter, you can find documentation on using kioslaves at <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org" >http://developer.kde.org</ulink ></para> <para > See the manual: <ulink url="man:/bzip2" >bzip2</ulink >. </para> </article>