What is the TAR format?

1. tar Consolidated Unix File Archive
2. Tar is an archive type file format that is used in UNIX based Operating Systems. It contains file header. It is a packaging file that can integrate multiple files in uncompressed format. TAR files can be compressed using several compression techniques like GZ, GZIP, Z, 7Z, ZIP and LZO etc.

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