GNU tar

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:software
gptkbp:archives TAR
gptkbp:automated yes
gptkbp:available_on gptkb:Linux
gptkb:BSD
gptkb:mac_OS
Windows (via Cygwin or WSL)
gptkbp:can_handle_large_files yes
gptkbp:can_preserve_file_metadata yes
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:House_Tarly
gptkbp:community_support yes
gptkbp:compression_options -z
-J
-j
gptkbp:creation_command tar -cvf
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:GNU_Project
gptkbp:error_handling yes
gptkbp:extraction_command tar -xvf
gptkbp:file_extension .tar
.tar.gz
.tar.bz2
.tar.xz
gptkbp:file_format tarball
gptkbp:first_released gptkb:1988
gptkbp:function file archiving
gptkbp:has_documentation yes
gptkbp:has_user_interface no
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GNU tar
gptkbp:interface yes
gptkbp:is_compatible_with zip
rar
cpio
gptkbp:is_often_used_in yes
gptkbp:is_open_source yes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:GNU_Operating_System
gptkbp:latest_version 1.34
gptkbp:license gptkb:GNU_General_Public_License
gptkbp:list_command tar -tvf
gptkbp:operating_system Unix-like
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:GNU_Core_Utilities
gptkbp:platform yes
gptkbp:programming_language gptkb:C
yes
gptkbp:security no
gptkbp:supports_file_attributes yes
gptkbp:supports_file_permissions yes
gptkbp:supports_file_splitting yes
gptkbp:supports_hard_links yes
gptkbp:supports_long_file_names yes
gptkbp:supports_multi_volume yes
gptkbp:supports_symbolic_links yes
gptkbp:update_command tar -uvf
gptkbp:used_for backup
data transfer
gptkbp:uses gptkb:POSIX_standards
gptkbp:video_output gzip
bzip2
xz
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Stallman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4