Linux System - Table 12 > Packages - Table 1 & 2 > tar

\": The GNU tar program saves many files together into one archive andcan restore individual files (or all of the files) from the archive.Tar can also be used to add supplemental files to an archive and toupdate or list files in the archive. Tar includes multivolume support,automatic archive compression/ decompression, the ability to performremote archives and the ability to perform incremental and fullbackups. If you want to use Tar for remote backups, you'll also need toinstall the rmt package.\"