Pack200 Compressed File

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Pack200 is a Java application that can be used to change a JAR file into a compressed Pack200 file, this file is a part of Java 1.5.0.

The files created then have the file extention .pack

Due to the compression algorithms used the Pack files can be 50% or more smaller than the original file.

Pack files are often used by Java Web Start Clients to start applications or for updating Java programs.