What is the difference between .chw and .tar?
- Extension
- .chw
- .tar
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Other
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Jean-loup Gailly
- Description
- A CHW file, or Compiled Help Index File, is a type of file associated with Microsoft Compiled HTML Help, a proprietary format for online help files developed by Microsoft. This file specifically stores the index for a help file, allowing users to search and locate information quickly within the help documentation. The CHW file works in conjunction with a CHM file, which contains the actual help content, including text, images, and navigation.
- Tar archive created by tar, a Unix-based utility used to package files together; contains multiple files stored in an uncompressed format; commonly compressed into a .GZ file using GNU Zip compression.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-works
- application/x-tar
- Sample
- sample.tar
- Wikipedia
- .chw on Wikipedia
- .tar on Wikipedia