%general-entities; ]> tar &tar-version;
&tar-url;
 Tar-&tar-version; Tar <para>The Tar package contains an archiving program.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&tar-ch6-sbu;</seg> <seg>&tar-ch6-du;</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Tar Apply 2 patches, which correct a bug in Tar's testsuite and suppress a warning that affects Perl's testsuite: patch -Np1 -i ../&tar-testsuite-patch; patch -Np1 -i ../&tar-warning-patch; Prepare Tar for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin --libexecdir=/usr/sbin Compile the package: make To test the results (about 1 SBU), issue: make check Install the package: make install Contents of Tar Installed programs rmt and tar Short Descriptions rmt Remotely manipulates a magnetic tape drive through an interprocess communication connection rmt tar Creates, extracts files from, and lists the contents of archives, also known as tarballs tar