Tape Archive

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:software
file format
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:tar
gptkbp:author gptkb:AT&T_Bell_Labs
gptkbp:can_be_compressed_with gptkb:gzip
gptkb:bzip2
compress
xz
gptkbp:canStore file permissions
timestamps
directory structure
symbolic links
special files
ownership information
gptkbp:category gptkb:software
data storage
Unix software
file archivers
archive format
gptkbp:command_line_utility yes
gptkbp:compatibleWith file compression (by itself)
gptkbp:default_block_size 512 bytes
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Unix
gptkbp:file_extension_when_compressed .tgz
.tar.gz
.tar.bz2
.tar.xz
.tbz2
.txz
gptkbp:fileExtension .tar
gptkbp:firstReleased 1979
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tape Archive
gptkbp:license varies (GNU tar is GPL)
gptkbp:openFormat yes
gptkbp:platform gptkb:macOS
gptkb:Linux
gptkb:Unix-like_systems
Windows (via ports)
gptkbp:POSIX_standard IEEE Std 1003.1-1988
gptkbp:software gptkb:GNU_tar
BSD tar
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:POSIX
gptkbp:supports long file names (in modern versions)
gptkbp:usedFor backup
archiving files
combining multiple files into a single file
gptkbp:website https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TAR
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6