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GNU tar vs RawGit

A side-by-side look at GNU tar and RawGit. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GNU tar

GNU tar

Os & Utilities

GNU tar is an open source command line utility used to create, list, extract and manipulate archive files, such as .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, etc. It is the default utility for handling archives in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

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RawGit

RawGit

Development

RawGit is a free web service that serves raw files directly from GitHub with proper Content-Type headers. It acts as a CDN for GitHub, allowing developers to easily link to JavaScript, CSS, and images from any GitHub repo.

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