What is the difference between .jar and .tar.gz?
- Extension
- .jar
- .tar.gz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Oracle
- The GNU Project
- Description
- A JAR file is a Java archive (JAR) file used by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), a framework used for executing Java programs. JAR files may serve as program libraries or as standalone programs that run if the JRE is installed on the computer or mobile device.
- 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/java-archive
- application/gzip
- Sample
- sample.tar.gz
- Wikipedia
- .jar on Wikipedia
- .tar.gz on Wikipedia