dlarge6510@lemm.eetodatahoarder@lemmy.ml•Alternatives to tar for archiving Linux system?English
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1 year agoDar
Tar = Tape ARchive
DAR = Disk Archive
It is supposed to replace tar when storing on random access media as tar isn’t random access. Compression and encryption options.
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