GNU tar 1.34: 1 Introduction

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1 Introduction

GNU tar creates and manipulates archives which are actually collections of many other files; the program provides users with an organized and systematic method for controlling a large amount of data. The name “tar” originally came from the phrase “Tape ARchive”, but archives need not (and these days, typically do not) reside on tapes.

1.1 What this Book Contains   
1.2 Some Definitions   
1.3 What tar Does   
1.4 How tar Archives are Named   
1.5 GNU tar Authors   
1.6 Reporting bugs or suggestions   



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