“Convert the AR files in my Downloads folder to TAR.7Z”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.ar -c "convert to tar.7z"
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 TAR.7Z?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.ar -c "convert to tar.7z" 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 Currently, its been replaced by .tar archive file for everything except static libraries.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 format works based on the LZMA principle compression algorithm. It was originally used in 7-Zip archives. tar.7z archives were created for storing info about file owners and for ease of use in Unix systems, based on a TAR archiving tool.