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~~Most~~ many file types are just a renamed .zip

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LostXOR@fedia.io
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I see images, audio, or video files distributed in zips far too often. You’re getting maybe a percent of compression if you’re lucky; just distribute the raw files or use a non-compressed bundle format like tar.

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Brickhead92@lemmy.world
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But then,

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pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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tar -xzvf filename

With a bad pretend accent:

Xtract

Zee

Vucking

File

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stoy@lemmy.zip
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tar -cf stop-nuke.tar

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LostXOR@fedia.io
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The cheeky option:

tar -h

Or is it tar --help? Oh no…

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