pigz: pigz (Parallel Implementation of GZip) pigz: pigz: pigz, which stands for Parallel Implementation of GZip, is a fully pigz: functional replacement for gzip that exploits multiple processors pigz: and multiple cores to the hilt when compressing data. pigz was pigz: written by Mark Adler, and uses the zlib and pthread libraries. pigz: pigz: Homepage: http://zlib.net/pigz/ pigz: pigz: pigz: