Convert TAR Online
TAR - Tape Archive
Format introduction:
In computing, tar is a computer software utility for collecting many files into one archive file, often referred to as a tarball, for distribution or backup purposes. The archive data sets created by tar contain various file system parameters, such as time stamps, ownership, file access permissions, and directory organization.
Technical details:
A tar archive file contains uncompressed byte streams of the files which it contains. To achieve archive compression, a variety of compression programs are available, such as gzip, bzip2, xz, lzip, lzma, or compress, which compress the entire tar archive.
| File extension | .tar |
| MIME | application/x-tar |
| Developed by | AT&T Bell Laboratories |
| Type of format | File archiver |
| Associated programs | TAR |
| Sample file | sample.tar |
| Wikipedia | TAR on Wikipedia |
The list shows what formats can convert to TAR and what formats can be converted from TAR. Click on a link below to start a specific conversion.
| # | Conversion | Type | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAR to 7z | archive | FROM TAR |
| 2 | TAR to ZIP | archive | FROM TAR |
| 3 | TAR to WIM | archive | FROM TAR |
| 4 | 7z to TAR | archive | TO TAR |
| 5 | ZIP to TAR | archive | TO TAR |
| 6 | WIM to TAR | archive | TO TAR |
| 7 | RAR to TAR | archive | TO TAR |