GNU tar
creates
and manipulates archives which are actually collections of
many other files; the program provides users with an organized and
systematic method for controlling a large amount of data.
The name “tar” originally came from the phrase “Tape ARchive”, but
archives need not (and these days, typically do not) reside on tapes.
• Book Contents: | What this Book Contains | |
• Definitions: | Some Definitions | |
• What tar Does: | What tar Does
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• Naming tar Archives: | How tar Archives are Named
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• Authors: | GNU tar Authors
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• Reports: | Reporting bugs or suggestions |