Difference between revisions of "ZIM file format"

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The URL pointer list is a list of 8 byte offsets to the directory entries.
The URL pointer list is a list of 8 byte offsets to the directory entries.


The directory entries are always ordered by URL. Ordering is simply done by comparing the URL strings.
The directory entries are always ordered by URL (including the namespace prefix). Ordering is simply done by comparing the URL strings in binary.


Since directory entries have variable sizes this is needed for random access.
Since directory entries have variable sizes this is needed for random access.
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