''This is a list of formats used by file archiver in archive and data compression.'' ==Archiving only== {|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.a, .ar | |ar (Unix) |Unix-like |The traditional archive format on Unix-like systems, now used mainly for the creation of Static library. |- |.cpio | |CPIO |Unix-like | |- |.shar | |Shell archive |Unix-like |Self-extracting archive that uses sh. |- |.tar | |tar (file format) |Unix-like |A common archive format used on Unix-like systems. |} ==Compression only== {|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.bz2 | |bzip2 |Unix-like |An open-source, patent- and royalty-free compression format. |- |.Z | |Compress |Unix-like |The traditional LZW compression format. |- |.gz | |gzip |Unix-like |GNU Zip, the primary compression format used by Unix-like systems. |} ==Archiving and compression== {|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.7z |application/x-7z-compressed |7-Zip format |Multiple | |- |.ace | |ACE (file format) |Windows | |- |.arj | |ARJ | | |- |.cab | |Cabinet (file format) |Windows |The Microsoft Windows native archive format, which is also used by many commercial installers such as InstallShield, WISE, and InstallAware. |- |.dgc | |DGCA | | |- |.dmg | |Disk Image |Mac OS X |Supports "internet-enabled" disk images, which, once downloaded, are automatically decompressed, mounted, have the contents extracted, and thrown away. |- |.gca | |GCA | |The predecessor of DGCA. |- |.j | |Jar (file format) | |Jar archive, the successor to ARJ |- |.jar | |Jar (file format) | | Java platform ARchive. |- |.lzh, .lha | |LHA (file format) |Amiga |The standard format on Amiga. |- |.lzx | |LZX (file format) |Amiga |Archiver originally used on Amiga. Now used in the Microsoft .cab files.. |- |.rar |application/x-rar-compressed |RAR |Windows | |- |.sea | |sea (file format) |Macintosh |A pre-Mac OS X self-extracting shell archive format. |- |.sit | |StuffIt |Macintosh |A compression format common on Apple Macintosh computers. | |- |.zip |application/zip |PKZIP (aka ZIP (file format)) |Windows, Mac OS X |The most widely used compression format on Microsoft Windows. |- |.zoo | |zoo (file format) |Multiple |zoo (file format) |} ==Unknown== {|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.bh | |BlakHole (file format) | |} ==Package formats== {|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.deb | |Deb (file format) |GNU/Linux |A software package format used on Debian GNU/Linux and other Linux distributions. |- |.msi | |Windows Installer |Windows |The now-standard software package format on Microsoft Windows. |- |.pkg, .mpkg | |? |Mac OS X |A NeXTSTEP-derived package format that is installed by the Installer (Mac OS X) application. |- |.rpm | |RPM_Package_Manager |GNU/Linux |A software package format that was created by Red Hat. It is now used on many other distributions. |} ==Footnotes== (File extensions)—The file extensions may differ across platforms. The case of these extensions may differ on case-insensitve platforms.
(MIME type)—The content types may be conjectural.
(Official name)—The official names may be disputed.
(Platform)—Indicates the platform under which a format is most common. Most file formats can be understood by more than one platform. ===Platforms=== *Unix-like—Systems such as Linux, BSD, Solaris, etc. *GNU/Linux—Common only on Linux. *Macintosh—Available for all versions of the Mac OS. *Mac OS X—Only available on Mac OS X; OS X is also usually compatible with Unix-like formats. *Windows—Microsoft Windows, all 32-bit versions. *Amiga ==See also== *Zlib Lists of file formats Archive formats
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List of archive formats
''This is a list of formats used by file archiver in archive and data compression.'' ==Archiving only== {|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.a, .ar | |ar (Unix) |Unix-like |The traditional archive format on Unix-like systems, now used mainly for the creation of Static library. |- |.cpio | |CPIO |Unix-like | |- |.shar | |Shell archive |Unix-like |Self-extracting archive that uses sh. |- |.tar | |tar (file format) |Unix-like |A common archive format used on Unix-like systems. |} ==Compression only== {|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.bz2 | |bzip2 |Unix-like |An open-source, patent- and royalty-free compression format. |- |.Z | |Compress |Unix-like |The traditional LZW compression format. |- |.gz | |gzip |Unix-like |GNU Zip, the primary compression format used by Unix-like systems. |} ==Archiving and compression== {|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.7z |application/x-7z-compressed |7-Zip format |Multiple | |- |.ace | |ACE (file format) |Windows | |- |.arj | |ARJ | | |- |.cab | |Cabinet (file format) |Windows |The Microsoft Windows native archive format, which is also used by many commercial installers such as InstallShield, WISE, and InstallAware. |- |.dgc | |DGCA | | |- |.dmg | |Disk Image |Mac OS X |Supports "internet-enabled" disk images, which, once downloaded, are automatically decompressed, mounted, have the contents extracted, and thrown away. |- |.gca | |GCA | |The predecessor of DGCA. |- |.j | |Jar (file format) | |Jar archive, the successor to ARJ |- |.jar | |Jar (file format) | | Java platform ARchive. |- |.lzh, .lha | |LHA (file format) |Amiga |The standard format on Amiga. |- |.lzx | |LZX (file format) |Amiga |Archiver originally used on Amiga. Now used in the Microsoft .cab files.. |- |.rar |application/x-rar-compressed |RAR |Windows | |- |.sea | |sea (file format) |Macintosh |A pre-Mac OS X self-extracting shell archive format. |- |.sit | |StuffIt |Macintosh |A compression format common on Apple Macintosh computers. | |- |.zip |application/zip |PKZIP (aka ZIP (file format)) |Windows, Mac OS X |The most widely used compression format on Microsoft Windows. |- |.zoo | |zoo (file format) |Multiple |zoo (file format) |} ==Unknown== {|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.bh | |BlakHole (file format) | |} ==Package formats== {|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" |- |File extension(s) |MIME type |Official name |Platform |Description |- |.deb | |Deb (file format) |GNU/Linux |A software package format used on Debian GNU/Linux and other Linux distributions. |- |.msi | |Windows Installer |Windows |The now-standard software package format on Microsoft Windows. |- |.pkg, .mpkg | |? |Mac OS X |A NeXTSTEP-derived package format that is installed by the Installer (Mac OS X) application. |- |.rpm | |RPM_Package_Manager |GNU/Linux |A software package format that was created by Red Hat. It is now used on many other distributions. |} ==Footnotes== (File extensions)—The file extensions may differ across platforms. The case of these extensions may differ on case-insensitve platforms.
(MIME type)—The content types may be conjectural.
(Official name)—The official names may be disputed.
(Platform)—Indicates the platform under which a format is most common. Most file formats can be understood by more than one platform. ===Platforms=== *Unix-like—Systems such as Linux, BSD, Solaris, etc. *GNU/Linux—Common only on Linux. *Macintosh—Available for all versions of the Mac OS. *Mac OS X—Only available on Mac OS X; OS X is also usually compatible with Unix-like formats. *Windows—Microsoft Windows, all 32-bit versions. *Amiga ==See also== *Zlib Lists of file formats Archive formats
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