// REFERENCE
compress (.Z) signature
Signature (hex): 1F 9D
The classic Unix compress (.Z) starts with 1F 9D. It uses LZW; rare today but still seen on legacy systems and backups.
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ZIP signature gzip
GZIP signature bzip2
BZIP2 signature xz
XZ signature 7z
7z signature rar
RAR signature
ZIP signature gzip
GZIP signature bzip2
BZIP2 signature xz
XZ signature 7z
7z signature rar
RAR signature
Signatures verifiable with CyberEscudo's magic-bytes identifier. Educational content.