“Convert the AR files in my Downloads folder to GZ”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.ar -c "convert to gz"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent convert AR to GZ?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.ar -c "convert to gz" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
AR is a Unix archive file that is purposely used to develop and update static library files for creating .deb packages. Currently, its been replaced by .tar archive file for everything except static libraries.
This is a compressed archive file that contains one or more files compressed by standard GNU zip (gzip) compression algorithm. It is mainly used by Unix OS.