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Do you really need a central directory? The tar and cpio file formats basically append files serially with a small header preceeding each one, and for most use
by ahefner 1mo ago
Do you really need a central directory? The tar and cpio file formats basically append files serially with a small header preceeding each one, and for most use cases this is sufficient.
- toast0 1mo agoYou don't need one, but it's convenient for listing the files in the archive without having to scan through it.