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  2. List of archive formats - Wikipedia

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    A single file container/archive that can be reconstructed even after total loss of file system structures. .tar application/x-tar Tape archive: Unix-like A common archive format used on Unix-like systems. Generally used in conjunction with compressors such as gzip, bzip2, compress or xz to create .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.Z or tar.xz files.

  3. tar (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, tar is a computer software utility for collecting many files into one archive file, often referred to as a tarball, for distribution or backup purposes. The name is derived from "tape archive", as it was originally developed to write data to sequential I/O devices with no file system of their own, such as devices that use magnetic tape.

  4. compress (software) - Wikipedia

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    Files compressed by compress are typically given the extension ".Z" (modeled after the earlier pack program which used the extension ".z"). Most tar programs will pipe their data through compress when given the command line option "-Z". (The tar program in its own does not compress; it just stores multiple files within one tape archive.)

  5. List of filename extensions (S–Z) - Wikipedia

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    A binary file with information about a COM or DCOM object so other applications can use it at runtime. Created by Visual C++ or Visual Studio. Used by many Windows applications. TLZ [10] tar archive compressed with LZMA: tar and other file archivers with support TMP [12] Temporary file TORRENT [13] Torrent file: BitTorrent clients (various) TQL ...

  6. List of file formats - Wikipedia

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    CAB – A cabinet file is a library of compressed files stored as one file. Cabinet files are used to organize installation files that are copied to the user's system. [2] C4 – JEDMICS image files, a DOD system; CALS – JEDMICS image files, a DOD system; XAML – Used in programs like Visual Studio to create exe files. CPT, SEA – Compact Pro

  7. Comparison of file archivers - Wikipedia

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    The operating systems the archivers can run on without emulation or compatibility layer. Ubuntu's own GUI Archive manager, for example, can open and create many archive formats (including Rar archives) even to the extent of splitting into parts and encryption and ability to be read by the native program.

  8. archivemount - Wikipedia

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    archivemount is a FUSE-based file system for Unix variants, including Linux. Its purpose is to mount archives (e.g. tar, tar.gz, etc.) to a mount point where it can be read from or written to as with any other file system. This makes accessing the contents of the archive, which may be compressed, transparent to other programs, without ...

  9. Archive file - Wikipedia

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    Archive files are particularly useful in that they store file system data and metadata within the contents of a particular file, and thus can be stored on systems or sent over channels that do not support the file system in question, only file contents – examples include sending a directory structure over email, files with names unsupported on the target file system due to length or ...