Re: [expert] tar -- what does it stand for?

[Bug Hunter]

  er... no.  It says "tar archive utility".  I was wanting to know if the
T in Tar stood for tape.  Or perhaps this is another recursive?

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On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Rich Clark wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Bug Hunter wrote:
> 
> > 
> >   strange question...
> > 
> >   does tar stand for "Tape ARchive" utility? AFAIR, it does, but I'm
> > checking with the experts. :)
> > 
> >
> 
> Ummmm.... yeah, it do.  Even says so on the man page. 
> 
> -- 
> Rich Clark