What is the difference between .gz and .tar.gz?
- Extension
- .gz
- .tar.gz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- The GNU Project
- The GNU Project
- Description
- 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.
- It's a TAR archive file compressed using GNU zip compression codec. Mainly used by Linux OS to package programs, files, and installers.
- MIME Type
- application/x-compressed
- application/gzip
- Sample
- sample.gz
- sample.tar.gz
- Wikipedia
- .gz on Wikipedia
- .tar.gz on Wikipedia