Sql. Wordpress. Stupid tar Tricks. One of the most common programs on Linux systems for packaging files is the venerable tar. tar is short for tape archive, and originally, it would archive your files to a tape device.
Now, you're more likely to use a file to make your archive. To use a tarfile, use the command-line option -f Instead of using a tarfile, you can output your tarfile to stdout or input your tarfile from stdin by using a hyphen (-).