macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install clziplocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 11754
Install clzip with Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper
C language version of lzip. Version 1.16 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install clzip.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install clzipDebian stable package indexes · clzip · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#clzipnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cl/clzip/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install clzipopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · clzip · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
C language version of lzip
Project links
Commands and aliases
- clzip
history
Project history and usage
Clzip is the C implementation of lzip, a lossless data compressor using the .lz format and a gzip- or bzip2-like command-line interface.
Project history
The official clzip page describes it as a C language version of lzip intended for systems lacking a C++ compiler. That places it inside Antonio Diaz Diaz's lzip family as the low-compiler-requirement implementation rather than the primary reference compressor.
The Savannah release directory shows public clzip releases beginning with version 1.5 in September 2013 and continuing through version 1.16 in March 2026. The clzip page ties the implementation to lzip's larger goals: interoperable .lz files, simple decoders, integrity checking, and archive recovery through related tools.
Adoption history
Clzip is a niche member of the lzip ecosystem, but it is packaged across Unix-like systems because a C-only implementation is useful in bootstrap environments, small systems, and distributions that want lzip-format compatibility without requiring a C++ compiler for this tool.
How it is used
Clzip is used as a compressor and decompressor for .lz files. The official page shows the common archive pipeline, extracting a tar.lz archive with clzip -cd piped into tar, while the manual documents invocation, file-format behavior, trailing-data handling, and the reference decompressor used to explain the format.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about clzip because it is a small, source-portable route into an archive format designed for long-term preservation. It also inherits lzip's emphasis on well-defined exit statuses, decoder availability, and recovery tooling, which matter when compressors are used behind tar, zutils, package archives, or backup scripts.
Timeline
- 2013: clzip 1.5 appears in the official Savannah release directory.
- 2018: clzip 1.10 is released.
- 2024: clzip 1.14 is released.
- 2025: clzip 1.15 is released.
- 2026: clzip 1.16 is released on 2026-03-15.
Related projects
- Clzip sits beside lzip, plzip, tarlz, lziprecover, and zutils in the lzip ecosystem.
- plzip is the parallel compressor named by the clzip page for multiprocessor compression, while tarlz is the related tool for tar archive workflows.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
clzip | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.16
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:clzip |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/clzip.html |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
clzip 1.15-3
C, lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm
http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/clzip.html
sudo apt install clzip- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clzip
Nix95%
clzip
nix profile install nixpkgs#clzip- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clzip
Ubuntu apt95%
clzip 1.14-1
C, lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm
http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/clzip.html
sudo apt install clzip- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clzip
zypper95%
clzip 1.16-1.4
Lossless Data Compressor based on LZMA
http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/clzip.html
sudo zypper install clzip- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Archiving/Compression
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clzip
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clzip
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation