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Linux: Installation: File: Archive: Tar: What is tar?

Sep 18th, 2003 06:22
Knud van Eeden,

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Linux: Installation: File: Archive: Tar: What is tar? [compression]

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tar = Tape ARchiver.

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tar is a program (and file format) commonly used on Linux and UNIX
systems for archiving and transporting large collections of files
and/or directories, often used in conjunction
with the programs 'compress' or 'gzip' (used to compress also).

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to get more information about tar, type the command:

 man tar

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Internet: see also: 

http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO-11.html

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