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(tar.info)Naming tar Archives

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How `tar' Archives are Named
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   Conventionally, `tar' archives are given names ending with `.tar'.
This is not necessary for `tar' to operate properly, but this manual
follows that convention in order to accustom readers to it and to make
examples more clear.

   Often, people refer to `tar' archives as "`tar' files," and archive
members as "files" or "entries".  For people familiar with the
operation of `tar', this causes no difficulty.  However, in this
manual, we consistently refer to "archives" and "archive members" to
make learning to use `tar' easier for novice users.