Hi Dark and all, The program for creating tar files is simply called tar. Its an open source command line tool that usually ships with Linux, FreeBSD, and other open source operating systems by default. As a result tar is more widely used on non-Windows operating systems like Linux where zip is most commonly used on Windows PCs. To create a tar file on Linux open a terminal window and type something like "tar -cvf my_file.tar directory_name" and it will pack that directory into a tar archive.
Cheers! On 8/10/12, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Al. > > .tar is a compression format similar to rar. I'm not sure what program is > supposed to deal with them, but 7zip from http://www.7zip.com/ can do them, > > (indeed 7zip can do most things as far as compression goes which is why it's > > my favourite unzipping program), though it's not a type I've seen much. > > If it really is .tar.tar, then no idea. Maybe it's a file type that deletes > > your entire hard drive, so you will be saying tar tar to your computer :d. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
