tar
Tar is console based software for packaging a set of files as
a single archive in tar format. A tarfile may be made on a tape drive,
however, it is also common to write a tarfile to a normal file.
The function it performs is conceptually similar to cpio, and
to software like PKZIP in the DOS world. It is
heavily used by the Debian
package management system, and is useful for
performing system backups and exchanging sets of files with others.
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),
it can even access remote devices or files (as archives).
tar 1.26
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Price
Free to download
Size
2.2MB
License
GNU GPL v3
Developer
Thomas Bushnell BSG, François Pinard, Paul Eggert,
and Sergey
Poznyakoff
Website
www.gnu.org
System Requirements
Support
Sites:
Manual,
Mailing
Lists, Savannah
Project Page
Selected
Reviews:
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Features include:
- Store files in an archive
- Extract files from an archive
- Perform other types of archive manipulation
- 8 different operating modes to perform a variety of tasks
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