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7z Command: Set Compression Level
An engineer would use the 7z command to create a compressed archive while selecting a specific compression level, such as for optimizing storage space or managing bandwidth for file transfers. Exact CLI syntax to set compression level using 7z.
When to use this: An engineer would use the 7z command to create a compressed archive while selecting a specific compression level, such as for optimizing storage space or managing bandwidth for file transfers.
Command Syntax
7z a <path/to/archive.7z> -mx=<0|1|3|5|7|9> <path/to/file_or_directory>7z a <path/to/archive.7z> -mx=<0|1|3|5|7|9> <path/to/file_or_directory>Command Breakdown
-mx=<0|1|3|5|7|9>- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
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