2007/3/7, Venturi Debian: Un file (fichero) y un archive (archivo) no son lo mismo.
ar(1) lo explica claramente: An archive is a single file holding a collection of other files in a structure that makes it possible to retrieve the original individual files Así como el FOLDOC: archive 1. <file format> A single file containing one or (usually) more separate files plus information to allow them to be extracted (separated) by a suitable program. -- Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.