Bzip2 Test Files

Purpose: Test file collection for bzip2 validation Latest Version: 0.0.5-1

Overview

A collection of .bz2 files used to test bzip2 functionality. Files come from various projects and cover edge cases.

Directory Contents

Each test directory contains:

File Type Description
README Source and license information
*.bz2 Compressed files (should work)
*.md5 Hash of original file
*.bz2.bad Corrupt files (should fail)

File Types

Good Files (.bz2)

Compressed files that should decompress correctly. Each has an .md5 file for verification.

Bad Files (.bz2.bad)

Deliberately corrupt files to test error handling. These should not decompress successfully.

Verification

Generate MD5

md5sum < file > file.md5

Verify MD5

md5sum --check file.md5 < file

Adding Test Files

Good Files

  1. Create the .bz2 file
  2. Generate .md5: md5sum < original > original.md5
  3. Add to appropriate directory
  4. Update README with source

Bad Files

  1. Create corrupt .bz2 file
  2. Name with .bz2.bad extension
  3. Document the corruption type

⚠️ Security Notice

Vulnerability Reporting

If you find a file that causes crashes, buffer overflows, or security issues:

  1. Do NOT share publicly
  2. Report confidentially to maintainers
  3. Allow 60-90 days for fix before disclosure

Credits

Test files contributed by:

  • Apache Commons Compress
  • DotNetZip Library
  • Go Lang project
  • lbzip2 project
  • pyflate project

Thanks to Mark Wielaard for assembling the collection.

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Last updated: February 19, 2026 Edit on GitHub