Gzipped Tarball -

If you tar -cf myfiles.tar folder/ , you get a .tar file that’s often larger than the original folder (due to metadata and padding).

Here’s an engaging, blog-style post about ( .tar.gz or .tgz ), written for developers and Linux enthusiasts. The Humble .tar.gz : The Internet’s Unsung Packing Hero You’ve downloaded one a thousand times. You’ve typed tar -xzf file.tar.gz without thinking. But have you ever stopped to appreciate the weird, wonderful, and slightly historical genius of the gzipped tarball ? gzipped tarball

For sharing photos with Windows friends? Use ZIP. Here’s a party trick: If you tar -cf myfiles