tar and feather vi.
[from Unix tar(1)] To create a
transportable archive from a group of files by first sticking them
together with tar(1) (the Tape ARchiver) and then
compressing the result (see compress). The latter action is
dubbed `feathering' partly for euphony and (if only for contrived
effect) by analogy to what you do with an airplane propeller to
decrease wind resistance, or with an oar to reduce water
resistance; smaller files, after all, slip through comm links more
easily. Compare the more common tarball.
[from Unix tar(1)] To create a
transportable archive from a group of files by first sticking them
together with tar(1) (the Tape ARchiver) and then
compressing the result (see compress). The latter action is
dubbed `feathering' partly for euphony and (if only for contrived
effect) by analogy to what you do with an airplane propeller to
decrease wind resistance, or with an oar to reduce water
resistance; smaller files, after all, slip through comm links more
easily. Compare the more common tarball.
Related:
- tar and feather: [from UNIX `tar(1)'] vt. To create a
transportable archive from a group of files by first sticking them
together with `tar(1)' (the Tape ARchiver) and then
compressing the result (see {compress}).
The latter action is dubbed `feathering' partly... - zip vt.
[primarily MS-DOS] To create a compressed archive
from a group of files using PKWare's PKZIP or a compatible
archiver.
Its use is spreading now that portable implementations... - zip: [primarily MS-DOS] vt. To create a compressed archive from a
group of files using PKWare's PKZIP or a compatible archiver.
Its use is spreading now that portable implementations... - tarball n.
[very common; prob. based on the "tar
baby" in the Uncle Remus folk tales] An archive,
created with the Unix tar(1) utility, containing... - sharchive /shar'ki:v/ n.
[Unix and Usenet; from /bin/sh
archive] A flattened representation of a set of one or more
files,
with the unique property that it can be unflattened... - sharchive: /shar'ki:v/ [UNIX and USENET; from /bin/sh archive]
n.
A {flatten}ed representation of a set of one or more... - The tao that can be tar(1)ed
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The path that can be specified is not the Full Path... - Elite Nerds Create Linux Distro From Hell
HELL, MICHIGAN -
A group of long-time Linux zealots and newbie haters... - DWIM /dwim/
[acronym, `Do What I Mean'] 1. adj. Able
to guess,
sometimes even correctly, the result intended when...
