Tar-1.13.94
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## Tar-1.13.94

The Tar package contains an archiving program.

    Approximate build time:  0.2 SBU
    Required disk space:     10 MB

Tar installation depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed.

### Installation of Tar

Prepare Tar for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin --libexecdir=/usr/sbin

Compile the package:

    make

To test the results, issue: `make check`.

Now install the package:

    make install

### Contents of Tar

Installed programs: rmt and tar

### Short descriptions

rmt is used to remotely manipulate a magnetic tape drive, through an interprocess communication connection.

tar is used to create and extract files from archives, also known as tarballs.

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