some commands that I usually use
tar --lzop -cvf foo.tar.lzop foo
cat /dev/sdb6 | lzop > linux-sys-$(date -I).img.lzop
cd /foo
tar --create ./document | lzop > ../backup/backup-lzop/xxx-document-$(date -I).tar.lzop
chmod 777 ./*.lzop
# how to extract
lzop -d <./foo.tar.lzop | tar --extract
You can look it here https://www.lzop.org/lzop_man.php
lzop allows you to deal with your files in many flexible ways. Here are some usage examples:
backup mode
tar --use-compress-program=lzop -cf archive.tar.lzo files..
This is the recommended mode for creating backups.
Requires GNU tar or a compatible version which accepts the
'--use-compress-program=XXX' option.
tar -zcvf tar-archive-name.tar.gz source-folder-name
tar -zxvf tar-archive-name.tar.gz
tar -xvjf foo.tar.bz2