%general-entities; ]> Tar-&tar-version; Tar <para>The Tar package contains an archiving program.</para> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>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-&tar-version; Contents of Tar Installed programs Installed directory rmt, tar /usr/share/doc/tar-&tar-version; Short Descriptions rmt Remotely manipulates a magnetic tape drive through an interprocess communication connection rmt tar Creates, extracts files from, and lists the contents of archives, also known as tarballs tar