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You can seek to files within a zip file, tar doesn't have an index.
by mkj 9y ago
You can seek to files within a zip file, tar doesn't have an index.
- pyre 9y agoBeing the (T)ape (AR)chive format, it was designed for tape backup, which doesn't really have random access. IIRC you would basically cat the output of tar to the tape.