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 |