Tarball Files !exclusive! -

If you’ve ever downloaded source code, installed a package on Linux, or migrated a website’s backend, you’ve likely encountered a tarball. But what exactly is it? Why does it persist in an age of point-and-click compression? Let’s unpack the tarball.

tar -tf archive.tar.gz

Because a standard tar file is just a bundle, it doesn't save any disk space. To reduce file size, tarballs are usually using secondary tools. This results in the "double extension" commonly seen in Linux downloads: tarball files