POSIX tar
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POSIX tar is the standardized Unix archive file format specification that defines how tar utilities should create and interpret tar archives for portability across compliant systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| POSIX tar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792638 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: POSIX tar Context triple: [GNU Tar, standardConformance, POSIX tar]
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GNU Tar
GNU Tar is a widely used free software utility for creating, maintaining, modifying, and extracting files from archive files, especially on Unix-like systems.
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TAR
TAR is the commonly used abbreviation for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Third Assessment Report on climate change.
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C.
TAR
TAR is the ICAO airline designator assigned to Tunisair, the national flag carrier of Tunisia.
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D.
TAR
TAR is a Mexican regional airline operating domestic passenger flights to various destinations across the country.
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E.
Engrampa archive manager
Engrampa archive manager is the MATE desktop environment’s file archiving tool used to create, view, and extract compressed archives in various formats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: POSIX tar Target entity description: POSIX tar is the standardized Unix archive file format specification that defines how tar utilities should create and interpret tar archives for portability across compliant systems.
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A.
GNU Tar
GNU Tar is a widely used free software utility for creating, maintaining, modifying, and extracting files from archive files, especially on Unix-like systems.
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B.
TAR
TAR is the commonly used abbreviation for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Third Assessment Report on climate change.
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C.
TAR
TAR is the ICAO airline designator assigned to Tunisair, the national flag carrier of Tunisia.
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D.
TAR
TAR is a Mexican regional airline operating domestic passenger flights to various destinations across the country.
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E.
Engrampa archive manager
Engrampa archive manager is the MATE desktop environment’s file archiving tool used to create, view, and extract compressed archives in various formats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
POSIX standard component
ⓘ
Unix archive format ⓘ archive file format specification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
POSIX ustar format
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ustar ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
tar archive readers
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tar archive writers ⓘ tar utilities ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional Unix tar format ⓘ |
| category | file archiving standard ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | traditional Unix tar readers ⓘ |
| defines |
layout of tar headers
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portable tar archive structure ⓘ representation of file metadata in tar archives ⓘ rules for creating tar archives ⓘ rules for interpreting tar archives ⓘ tar archive format ⓘ |
| ensures | portability of tar archives between compliant implementations ⓘ |
| goal | ensure consistent behavior of tar across platforms ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | application/x-tar ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
interoperability of tar utilities
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portability of tar archives across compliant systems ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
POSIX
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surface form:
POSIX.1-1988
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| partOf |
POSIX ustar format
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surface form:
POSIX file archive utilities specification
POSIX ⓘ
surface form:
POSIX.1 standard
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| relatedTo |
cpio format
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pax interchange format ⓘ tar file format ⓘ |
| specifies |
512-byte record size for tar blocks
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header fields for checksum ⓘ header fields for device major number ⓘ header fields for device minor number ⓘ header fields for file mode ⓘ header fields for file name ⓘ header fields for file size ⓘ header fields for file type flag ⓘ header fields for filename prefix ⓘ header fields for group ID ⓘ header fields for group name ⓘ header fields for link name ⓘ header fields for magic and version ⓘ header fields for modification time ⓘ header fields for user ID ⓘ header fields for user name ⓘ octal encoding for numeric fields in tar headers ⓘ ustar format ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
IEEE Standards Association
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surface form:
IEEE
POSIX ⓘ The Open Group ⓘ |
| usedBy |
BSD
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surface form:
BSD systems
GNU tar implementation ⓘ Linux distributions ⓘ Unix-like operating systems ⓘ pax utility ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: POSIX tar Description of subject: POSIX tar is the standardized Unix archive file format specification that defines how tar utilities should create and interpret tar archives for portability across compliant systems.
Referenced by (1)
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