TAR files
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Q:
What are .tar files, and how can I install them?
A:
.tar files are similiar to zip files under windows. They are packed and compressed files. To uncompress them, use the command "tar".
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- This is a boneheaded Cool Solution. What would really be nice is if actual tar parameters were listed. Tar files are not compressed, the gzip utility is used to do this in which case the file would end in tar.gz. Tar can both extract and unzip if needed.