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bootload on Sept 6, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why not tar? Limitations of the tar file format

"... The pkzip format allows you to "zip" data uncompressed if you are worried about that. ..."

Didn't know that & must check the docs again.

nitrogen on Sept 6, 2010 [–]

Some Zip applications show uncompressed files as being compressed with the "Store" algorithm instead of "Deflate".

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