The extensions *.tar.gz is the same as *.tgz. Someone just decided to abbreviate the extensions into one. It caught on. You're also right that you can name it whatever you want.
One other extension you'll see in net land is *.Z extinson or also *.tar.Z. A file that has the *.Z extionsion has most likely been acted on by the "compress" program, which is on most unix systems (as opposed to RH, which doesn't provide it on the default install). "Gzip" will uncompress a file that's been "compress"'d. The reason that "gzip" become more popular, according to the "gzip" home page, is because "compress" uses patented algorithms, and it's more efficient. See http://www.gzip.org for more. === Al --- David Chao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Although I did not start this thread, I do have some unresolved queries > regarding the .tgz or .tar.gz file extensions. > > What is the difference between them? I think they are the same, right? > > Who came out with them anyway? Neither tar nor gzip insist on naming them > with these extensions. You could name the compressed archive with any > extension you want. > > Sounds quite nonsensical but I still look forward to an answer. > > Thanks, > David > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
