tar (Tape ARchive) file format
Citation
Unknown author (2004). tar (Tape ARchive) file format. [Other]. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/3487
Description
Software and documentation to create, extract and manipulate TAR files.
Abstract
The tar program provides the ability to create tar archives, as well as various other kinds of manipulation. For example, you can use tar on previously created archives to extract files, to store additional files, or to update or list files which were already stored.
Initially, tar archives were used to store files conveniently on magnetic tape. The name `tar' comes from this use; it stands for tape archiver. Despite the utility's name, tar can direct its output to available devices, files, or other programs (using pipes). tar may even access remote devices or files (as archives).
Keywords
tar, archive, tape archive, GNU
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