tar
computer file format that can combine multiple files into a single file called "tarball"
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Summary
tar is an archive file format[1]. tar has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- tar's instance of is recorded as archive file format[3].
- tar's instance of is recorded as file archiver[4].
- tar's instance of is recorded as file format[5].
- tar's instance of is recorded as Wikidata items that need to be split[6].
- tar was followed by Public domain tar[7].
- tar's developer is recorded as Bell Labs[8].
- tar is a type of computer file[9].
- tar is used for command[10].
- tar was published on January 1979[11].
- tar's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/synalysis/Grammars/master/gnutar.grammar[12].
- tar's described at URL is recorded as https://bitbucket.org/haypo/hachoir/raw/default/hachoir-parser/hachoir_parser/archive/tar.py[13].
- tar's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wader/fq/master/format/tar/tar.go[14].
- tar's media type is recorded as application/x-tar[15].
- tar's file extension is recorded as tar[16].
- tar's described by source is recorded as Reproducible Builds Project[17].
- tar's described by source is recorded as libarchive[18].
- tar's described by source is recorded as Q14658[19].
- tar's described by source is recorded as GNU tar[20].
- tar's file format identification pattern is recorded as 7573746172[21].
- tar's derivative work is recorded as Public domain tar[22].
- tar's derivative work is recorded as Open Virtualization Format Archive Package[23].
- tar's derivative work is recorded as deb[24].
- tar's derivative work is recorded as Konqueror website archive[25].
- tar's derivative work is recorded as comic book archive, tar container[26].
Body
Publication
tar was released on January 1979[11].
Adaptations and Inspiration
tar was followed by Public domain tar[7].
Why It Matters
tar has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] tar is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]