Compressed archive (TAR)
TAR stands for Compressed archive (TAR)
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gzip (GNU zip)
- Gzip (GNU zip) is a free and open source algorithm for file compression. The software is overseen by the GNU project.... (Continued)
JAR file (Java ARchive)
- A JAR (Java ARchive) file is a file that contains the class, image, and sound files for a Java application or applet gathered into a single file and possibly compressed.
tarball (tar archive)
- Tarball is a jargon term for a tar archive - a group of files collected together as one.
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tar (Tape ARchive)
Tar (for "Tape ARchive") is a UNIX shell command that creates a single file called an "archive" from a number of specified files or extracts the files from such an archive. (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com)
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tarball (tar archive)
Tarball is a jargon term for a tar archive - a group of files collected together as one. (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com)
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Manage archive redo log files
Here is an Oracle script to use on AIX to manage archive redo log files. (SearchOracle.com)
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