Tar collects files into an archive which is normally written to tape or
other backup media.  It can also be written to a normal file, and such
files have become a common intersystem exchange mechanism.

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
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-rw-rw-r-- 20025/200    882563 2457600  35.9% -lh5- 7d0d Mar 30  1998 tar-1.12-bin.tar
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         1 file   882563 2457600  35.9%            Mar 16  1998