The article explains what TAR files are and how they differ from other archive formats, which programs can extract files from them, and how to convert one to similar archive formats.
| Channel | Publish Date | Thumbnail & View Count | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Tascioglu | 2022-05-16 13:00:35 |  9,984 Views |
Zip vs Tar.gz Files Explained and Compared (Archiving and the DEFLATE Algorithm)
Short for Tape Archive, and sometimes called a tarball, a file with the TAR file extension is a file in the Consolidated Unix Archive format. A program or command that can open archives is needed to open a TAR file.
Because the TAR file format is used to store multiple files in a single file, it is a popular method for both archiving purposes and for sending multiple files over the Internet, such as for software downloads.
The TAR file format is common in Linux and Unix systems, but only for storing data, not for compressing it. TAR files are often compressed after they are created, but they become TGZ files with the extension TGZ, TAR.GZ, or GZ.
