-@command{gzip}, @command{bzip2}, @command{lzip}, @command{lzma} and
-@command{lzop} compression programs. For backward compatibility, it
-also supports @command{compress} command, although we strongly recommend
-against using it, because it is by far less effective than other
+a wide variety of compression programs, namely: @command{gzip},
+@command{bzip2}, @command{lzip}, @command{lzma}, @command{lzop},
+@command{xz} and traditional @command{compress}. The latter is
+supported mostly for backward compatibility, and we recommend
+against using it, because it is by far less effective than the other