ar archive format

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf file format
gptkbp:commonIn Unix systems
gptkbp:compatibleWith compression
gptkbp:contains file data
file headers
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Unix
gptkbp:fileExtension .ar
.a
gptkbp:header_signature !<arch>\\n
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ar archive format
gptkbp:introduced 1970s
gptkbp:relatedTo tar archive format
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:POSIX
gptkbp:supports metadata for files
gptkbp:used_in BSD ar
Debian package format (.deb)
GNU ar
static libraries in Unix
gptkbp:usedFor linking object files
archiving multiple files
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ar_(Unix)
gptkb:ar_(archiver)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6