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Tar (computing)

tar is a file format and a file archiver program. The program combines multiple files into a single archive file in the tar file format. It was originally developed for magnetic tape computer storage – reading and writing data for a sequential I/O device with no file system, and the name is short for the format description "tape archive". When stored in…

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BSD tar
BSD tar3.7.2 / 2023-09-12GNU tar1.35 / 2023-07-18pdtar1986-10-29 / 1986-10-29Plan 9 tar? / ?star2023-09-28 / 2023-09-28 · 3.7.2 / 2023-09-12
Developers
Various open-source and commercial developers
GNU tar
1.35 / 2023-07-18
Included with
Windows 10 version 1803 and later · macOS · FreeBSD
License
BSD tar: BSD-2-Clause · GNU tar: GPL-3.0-or-later · pdtar: Public domain · Plan 9: MIT · star: CDDL-1.0
Operating system
Unix, Unix-like, Plan 9, Microsoft Windows, IBM i

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Tar (computing)

Nodes91
Edges90
Triples27
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021978
Components1

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Tar (computing)

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License · 5
Tar (computing) → BSD tar: BSD-2-Clause, GNU tar: GPL-3.0-or-later, pdtar: Public domain, Plan 9: MIT, star: CDDL-1.0
Included with · 3
Tar (computing) → FreeBSD, macOS, Windows 10 version 1803 and later
Repository · 3
Tar (computing) → BSD tar: github.com/libarchive/libarchive, GNU tar: savannah.gnu.org/projects/tar, star: codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools
BSD tar · 2
Tar (computing) → 3.7.2 / 2023-09-12, BSD tar3.7.2 / 2023-09-12GNU tar1.35 / 2023-07-18pdtar1986-10-29 / 1986-10-29Plan 9 tar? / ?star2023-09-28 / 2023-09-28
Website · 2
Tar (computing) → BSD tar: libarchive.org, GNU tar: gnu.org/software/tar
Developers · 1
Tar (computing) → Various open-source and commercial developers
GNU tar · 1
Tar (computing) → 1.35 / 2023-07-18
Operating system · 1
Tar (computing) → Unix, Unix-like, Plan 9, Microsoft Windows, IBM i
Original author · 1
Tar (computing) → Bell Laboratories
pdtar · 1
Tar (computing) → 1986-10-29 / 1986-10-29

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tar file files format archive gnu pax posix implementations unix header ustar names system support use also name data bytes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tar (computing)BSD tarBSD tar3.7.2 / 2023-09-12GNU tar1.35 / 2023-07-18pdtar1986-10-29 / 1986-10-29Plan 9 tar? / ?star2023-09-28 / 2023-09-281.00infobox
Tar (computing)BSD tar3.7.2 / 2023-09-121.00infobox
Tar (computing)DevelopersVarious open-source and commercial developers1.00infobox
Tar (computing)GNU tar1.35 / 2023-07-181.00infobox
Tar (computing)Included withWindows 10 version 1803 and later1.00infobox
Tar (computing)Included withmacOS1.00infobox
Tar (computing)Included withFreeBSD1.00infobox
Tar (computing)LicenseBSD tar: BSD-2-Clause1.00infobox
Tar (computing)LicenseGNU tar: GPL-3.0-or-later1.00infobox
Tar (computing)Licensepdtar: Public domain1.00infobox
Tar (computing)LicensePlan 9: MIT1.00infobox
Tar (computing)Licensestar: CDDL-1.01.00infobox
Tar (computing)Operating systemUnix, Unix-like, Plan 9, Microsoft Windows, IBM i1.00infobox
Tar (computing)Original authorBell Laboratories1.00infobox
Tar (computing)pdtar1986-10-29 / 1986-10-291.00infobox
Tar (computing)Plan 9 tar? / ?1.00infobox
Tar (computing)ReleaseJanuary 1979; 47 years ago (1979-01)1.00infobox
Tar (computing)RepositoryBSD tar: github.com/libarchive/libarchive1.00infobox
Tar (computing)RepositoryGNU tar: savannah.gnu.org/projects/tar1.00infobox
Tar (computing)Repositorystar: codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools1.00infobox
Tar (computing)star2023-09-28 / 2023-09-281.00infobox
Tar (computing)TypeLossless data compression, file archiver1.00infobox
Tar (computing)WebsiteBSD tar: libarchive.org1.00infobox
Tar (computing)WebsiteGNU tar: gnu.org/software/tar1.00infobox
Tar (computing)Written inpdtar, star, Plan 9, GNU: C1.00infobox

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