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How do I fix this? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah, you're right and your "achsully" buddy doesn't know how modern tar works. Yes, basic tar doesn't compress, but adding -z triggers the use of gzip (hence .tar.gz) to add compression. You can also use other options to specify different compression algorithms/programs to use (eg lzma)

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

i know, but after you add a compression method to it, tar still doesn't compress. Only the other, actual compression algorythm you add to it, like gz, xz, bz2, zst, rz, etc. I do know how modern tar works, but no matter how modern it is, it still can't compress files. It only calls a file compressor at most

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

What does it matter? The OP never implied tar itself compresses, just that the mentioned command could try to decompress regardless of what happens underneath.