10.63. Tar-1.29

The Tar package contains an archiving program.

10.63.1. Installation of Tar

Prepare Tar for compilation:

FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 ./configure \
    --prefix=/usr \
    --bindir=/bin \
    --libexecdir=/usr/sbin

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

Install the documentation:

make -C doc install-html docdir=/usr/share/doc/tar-1.29

Installed programs: rmt, tar

Installed directory: /usr/share/doc/tar-1.29

rmt	Remotely manipulates a magnetic tape drive through an interprocess communication connection
tar	Creates, extracts files from, and lists the contents of archives, also known as tarballs