tar (file format)

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf file format
gptkbp:block 512 bytes
gptkbp:category Unix software
archive format
gptkbp:combines gptkb:gzip
gptkb:bzip2
xz
gptkbp:compressionRatio none (by default)
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Unix
gptkbp:fileExtension .tar
gptkbp:fileNameLengthLimit 100 characters (classic format)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Tape_Archive
gptkbp:headerSize 512 bytes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label tar (file format)
gptkbp:improves gptkb:ustar
pax
gptkbp:introducedIn 1979
gptkbp:mayInclude files
directories
symbolic links
device files
gptkbp:mediaType application/x-tar
gptkbp:RAM 8 GB (classic format)
gptkbp:software gptkb:libarchive
gptkb:GNU_tar
BSD tar
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:POSIX
gptkbp:supports file metadata
directory structures
gptkbp:usedFor archiving files
packaging multiple files into a single file
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:macOS
gptkb:Linux
gptkb:Unix-like_systems
Windows (with software)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GNU_tar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6