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vitiral on Sept 17, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Every file in TAR ends with 1KiB of zeros as “end ...

I don't think I understand but maybe that's the point. Maybe it seems mysterious because there were other requirements at the time which were themselves already mysterious?

beardyw on Sept 17, 2023 [–]

If you try to copy a tape to a slightly shorter tape you will be out of luck, and only know when it gets there.

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