---
name: "blpk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bloscpack"
version: "0.15.0-4"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/blpk"
---

# blpk(1)

command line file compressor

## NAME

**blpk** - command line file compressor

## SYNOPSIS

$ blpk --verbose compress mydata.foo

$ blpk --verbose decompress mydata.foo.blp mydata.foo

## DESCRIPTION

This is a utility for compressing files using the Blosc high performance metacompressor. It performs extremely fast and uses an own format for the compressed files.