The standard archival program for Unix-like operating systems including Linux and Mac OS X is Tar, so called because Tar was originally used to store backups on tape drives (Tape ARchive).

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of zipping and unzipping files in Linux from both the command line and the GUI.

How to Extract Tar Files in Terminal. Tar is a common file format for archives in Linux- and Unix-based operating systems. These types of files are typically used to back up files and directories ...

There are a number of tools that you use to compress files on Linux systems, but they don't all behave the same way or yield the same level of compression. In this post, we compare five of them.

This guide shows you how to extract .tar.gz files on Windows 10 and Windows 11 using a command prompt or free open source app to help with ...

How to Convert TAR to TGZ. The TAR, or Tape Archive, file format was developed to simplify the process of storing and distributing multiple Unix operating system files. TAR files are uncompressed ...

Copying files and directories using the Linux command line is efficient and can be used while sitting at the machine or when accessing a system remotely.

Windows 11 lets you create 7-Zip and TAR archives directly within the operating system. Learn how to create 7z or TAR files in Windows 11 easily.

How-to By Linux Format published 30 September 2015 Move on from Zip and learn how to compress your files with Tar ...