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Self Extracting Tar Files

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Lobsters shared a post on self-extracting tar files, a Unix technique for creating archives that unpack themselves when executed. The feed does not include further detail on the specific implementation discussed.

Source: https://www.vinnie.work/blog/2024-05-24-self-extracting-tarfiles

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