Tar File Format

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[2026-05-04 Mon 19:43] – GNU tar 1.35: Basic Tar Format

see also: libarchive.

Tarfiles are often compressed, resulting in a tarball. Unlike zip files, compression and archival are two separate processes. This can have some pretty significant performance implications so users beware! (especially on Win*..)