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About this tool

Create uncompressed USTAR archives or extract regular files from supported TAR data.

Common uses

  • Create uncompressed USTAR archives or extract regular files from supported TAR data.
  • Choose files to pack into archive.tar; duplicate names receive numbered suffixes.

How to use it

  1. 1.Choose files to pack into archive.tar; duplicate names receive numbered suffixes.
  2. 2.Choose one uncompressed USTAR file to inspect and download its regular-file entries.

Limits and notes

  • TAR is an archive, not compression: decompress .tar.gz first. Only USTAR regular files/directories are accepted, not links or PAX/GNU extensions. Limits are 100 entries, 16 MiB per file, 32 MiB packing input, 40 MiB archive and 64 MiB extracted data.

Frequently asked questions

What does this tool do?

Create uncompressed USTAR archives or extract regular files from supported TAR data.

What should I check before using the result?

TAR is an archive, not compression: decompress .tar.gz first. Only USTAR regular files/directories are accepted, not links or PAX/GNU extensions. Limits are 100 entries, 16 MiB per file, 32 MiB packing input, 40 MiB archive and 64 MiB extracted data.

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