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jojojo

05-23-2005 04:36 PM

File extension...??

What does the extension filename ......tar.gz means?
Is it a zip file?

Poetics

05-23-2005 04:42 PM

Do a little googling and you'll sure to find all the answers you need.

.tar.gz is a Zipped Tarball -- basically a zip file for linux. A Tarball is a package of files, and the .gz descriptor shows that it's been "gzipped" to reduce file size.

$ man tar

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