Disk Archiver

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'''Disk Archiver''' was created (originally for Linux, but now available for a number of systems) as a replacement for the venerable [[Tape Archive]] (TAR) format used in Unix-style operating systems. It supports compression as well as multiple-file archiving, and can split archives across multiple disks, among other features.
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'''Disk Archiver''' ('''dar''') was created (originally for Linux, but now available for a number of systems) as a replacement for the venerable [[Tape Archive]] (TAR) format used in Unix-style operating systems. It supports compression as well as multiple-file archiving, and can split archives across multiple disks, among other features.
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== Identification ==
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Files begin with bytes {{magic|00 00 00 7b}}.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
* [[Wikipedia:DAR (Disk Archiver)|DAR (Wikipedia)]]
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* [[Wikipedia: Dar (disk archiver)|DAR (Wikipedia)]]
 
* [http://dar.linux.free.fr/ DAR official site]
 
* [http://dar.linux.free.fr/ DAR official site]

Latest revision as of 19:40, 6 March 2019

File Format
Name Disk Archiver
Ontology
Extension(s) .dar
Released 2002

Disk Archiver (dar) was created (originally for Linux, but now available for a number of systems) as a replacement for the venerable Tape Archive (TAR) format used in Unix-style operating systems. It supports compression as well as multiple-file archiving, and can split archives across multiple disks, among other features.

[edit] Identification

Files begin with bytes 00 00 00 7b.

[edit] References

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