par2

File verification and repair using PAR 2.0 compatible parity archives (.par2 files). More information: https://github.com/Parchive/par2cmdline/.

• Create a parity archive with a set percentage level of redundancy:

par2 create -r1..100 -- path/to/file

• Create a parity archive with a chosen number of volume files (in addition to the index file):

par2 create -n1..32768 -- path/to/file

• Verify a file with a parity archive:

par2 verify -- path/to/file.par2

• Repair a file with a parity archive:

par2 repair -- path/to/file.par2