What is the difference between .jar and .tar.xz?
- Extension
- .jar
- .tar.xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Oracle
- Tukaani
- 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.
- File created using Tar archive and XZ compression tools; contains a .TAR archive that has been compressed using .XZ compression, which compresses at a high ratio.
- MIME Type
- application/java-archive
- application/x-xz-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.tar.xz
- Wikipedia
- .jar on Wikipedia
- .tar.xz on Wikipedia