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Re:Pack: A New Container Format for Compressed Files by monocasa on Friday March 22, 2024 @04:50PM (#39794718)
Tapes currently don't really operate like tar anymore either. Filesystems like LTFS stick the metadata all in one blob somewhere.
Re:Pack: A New Container Format for Compressed Files by nullindividual on Friday March 22, 2024 @05:00PM (#39794808)
It's been a long time since I've operated tape, so good to know things have changed for the better.