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TAR.GZ - Gzip Tarball
A gzip-compressed tar of a small source tree — for testing tar extraction and the TGZ container. Member timestamps are fixed for reproducibility.
Archive contents — 4 entriestgz
- README.txt
- records.csv
- config.json
- notes.md
Specifications
- Format
- gzip-compressed tar
- Members
- 4
- Tar Format
- USTAR
- Structure
- data/ and docs/ subfolders
What is a .tgz file?
TGZ is a shorthand extension for a TAR archive compressed with gzip, equivalent to .tar.gz. The tar step bundles files and metadata, then gzip compresses the whole stream. It is one of the most common distribution formats for Unix software and datasets.
How to use this file
Use an example TGZ to test the two-stage decompress-then-untar pipeline, streaming extraction, and tools that recognize the abbreviated .tgz extension.
Related files
- tarTAR - UncompressedA uncompressed USTAR of a small source tree — for testing tar extraction and the TAR container. Member timestamps are fixed for reproducibility.
- tbz2TAR.BZ2 - Bzip2 TarballA bzip2-compressed tar of a small source tree — for testing tar extraction and the TBZ2 container. Member timestamps are fixed for reproducibility.
- txzTAR.XZ - XZ TarballA xz/LZMA-compressed tar of a small source tree — for testing tar extraction and the TXZ container. Member timestamps are fixed for reproducibility.
- 7z7z - LZMA2 ArchiveA 7-Zip archive using LZMA2 compression, containing a small documented file tree. For testing 7z extraction and conversion.
- 7z7z - Password ProtectedA password-protected 7z archive (AES-256, encrypted header). The password is “novus-example” — printed here on purpose so you can test encrypted-archive extraction. Contains only harmless sample text.
- bz2BZ2 - Bzip2 Single FileA single text file compressed with bzip2 — the container-free codec on its own, for testing decompression and codec detection.
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