tar - tape archive

Abbreviation:	tar
Definition:	tape archive
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Categories:	Technology
Topics by tags:	caldera, computing command, debian, help, howto, linux, telecom, unix and unix command
Unconfirmed Type:	Syllabic Abbreviation

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Relevant Links

• How to use the tar command, by The Linux Information Project (LINFO)
  detailswww.linfo.org/tar.html
• Using tar
  detailswww.washington.edu/computing/unix/tar.html
• Linux Headquarters: tar: Tape Archive Files
  Linux Headquarters
  detailswww.linuxheadquarters.com/howto/basic/tar.shtml
• GNU tar 1.20: 9. Tapes and Other Archive Media
  GNU tar 1.20: 9. Tapes and Other Archive Media
  detailswww.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_chapter/Media.html
• tar -- USTAR-compatible tape archiver to copy and back up files
  detailswww.mkssoftware.com/docs/man1/tar.1.asp
• Unix tape archiver (Tar)
  detailswww.softpanorama.org/Tools/tar.shtml
• GNU tar - Tapes and Other Archive Media
  A Linux Help site providing categorized and searchable Linux Help files, Linux Howtos, Linux Man pages and Linux Forums for the Linux commun…
  detailswww.linuxselfhelp.com/gnu/tar/html_chapter/tar_9.html
• Using tar to archive
  detailswww.cs.duke.edu/~ola/courses/programming/tar.html

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