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Re:Scripts I wrote that I use all the time by _whiteCaps_ on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @10:09PM (#45677409)
`tar xf` autodetects compressed files now. You can replace any of your instances of tar with that.
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Re:Scripts I wrote that I use all the time by soraminazuki on Thursday October 23, 2025 @03:35AM (#45679233)
Yes, but only bsdtar has support for zip, rar, and 7z.
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Re:Scripts I wrote that I use all the time by alberand on Thursday October 23, 2025 @10:58AM (#45682609)
Honestly, it doesn't need any updates, it works so great without any pain, I'm just happy with it
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