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ARC

Compressed Archive File

ARC is a file format used for data compression and archiving. It was developed by System Enhancement Associates (SEA) in the 1980s and was widely used on BBSs to store and transfer files.

Main usage

ARC is mainly used for compressing and archiving files, as well as transferring data over the internet.

Main features

Compression
Archiving
Data Transfer

CPIO

CPIO Archive

CPIO (Copy-in/out) is an archive format used to store files and directories in a single file.

Main usage

CPIO is commonly used to package files for installation on Linux systems, and is also used to back up files on Unix-like systems.

Main features

Compression
Encryption
Indexing