Convert to TAR
TAR is the standard Unix archive format โ uncompressed by itself, it preserves file permissions, symlinks and timestamps, forming the basis of Linux software distribution and backups. This group unpacks ZIP, 7Z and TGZ then repacks as TAR โ 3 conversion directions.
Directory structure is preserved. TAR is uncompressed, so output is close to the sum of the original files โ convert to TGZ for smaller size. The tar command is native on Linux and macOS and built into Windows 10+.
ZIPโTAR
Repacks ZIP into a TAR archive preserving directory structure for Linux server deployment and Docker build contexts.
7ZโTAR
Unpacks 7z and repacks as TAR, migrating high-compression archives to the Unix-standard packaging format.
TGZโTAR
Strips the gzip wrapper from .tar.gz, yielding the plain TAR container with file contents byte-identical โ for incremental backups and installers.