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Can anyone recommend an archive format that is better than zip and tar? I don't like tar because I can't list or extract from the archive without decompressing

Can anyone recommend an archive format that is better than zip and tar? I don't like tar because I can't list or extract from the archive without decompressing everything , zip is problematic on some systems due to legacy crap, and I want strong encryption and good compression by default that also won't be screwed up by legacy systems. Rather use a brand new format that can't be accidentally screwed up on some systems by some clients

easytiger 4y ago
> * I don't like tar because I can't list or extract from the archive without decompressing everything* huh? $ tar tvzf test.tar.gz Really only rar which approached the thing differently
- smileybarry 4y ago
  tar.gz requires decompressing everything (in-memory at least) in sequence because the compression is separate from the archive format. It's a tar archive compressed entirely in a gzip container, whereas (e.g.) zip has a file table that can be accessed without decompression.
  - easytiger 4y ago
    i see what you mean. Well rar does what you want i think.
    - smileybarry 4y ago
      RAR is problematically proprietary though, and I'm not sure where it stands on licensing to other programs.
Diti 4y ago
Well, 7z is a fine archive format which fulfills your requirements…