.tar File Extension
File Type Consolidated Unix File Archive
| Developer | Jean-loup Gailly |
| Category | Data files |
| File Format | Binary |
TAR file type
Tar archive created by tar, a Unix-based utility used to package files together; contains multiple files stored in an uncompressed format; commonly compressed into a .GZ file using GNU Zip compression.
More Information
NOTE: A filename with the ".tar.gz" multiple extension is a TAR archive that has been compressed with GNU Zip compression. These "tarballs" can also be seen with the .TGZ extension.
Programs that open TAR files
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