.tar.gz.gpg
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| Publisher: | tar.gz.gpg | Version: | ||
| License: | GNU | Release Date: | ||
| Website: | http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/ | Filesize: | ||
| Status: | ||||
| Supported platforms: i386, AMD64, PowerPC, 68k, SPARC, [[DEC | ||||
| Categories: Compression, | ||||
The tar.gz.gpg file format (also tgz.gpg file extension) is a combination of GNU PrivateGuard encryption utility, GNU ZIP compression utility, and GNU Tape ARchive utility. As open-source utilities, their combination provides a feasible method to share data archive over network. Following the unix philosophy of "do only one thing; but, do it well", each of the utilities are intended as a specialist of encryption, data compression, and archive.
Though the originators of these open-source software utilities did not design them together, the combination has become popular because of its low cost (GNU) and cross-platform availability. When used in combination, they offer alternative to proprietary software suite that offers all of encryption, compression, and archive abilities like WinZip and RAR.
