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		_whiteCaps_ 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scripts I wrote that I use all the time `tar xf` autodetects compressed files now. You can replace any of your instances of tar with that.

alberand 3 months ago | [–]

Honestly, it doesn't need any updates, it works so great without any pain, I'm just happy with it

soraminazuki 3 months ago | [–]

Yes, but only bsdtar has support for zip, rar, and 7z.

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