Gzipped Tarball - Exclusive

For source code, system backups, and Docker layers, .tar.gz wins because it faithfully restores the original environment.

So why not just use a ZIP file? Because tar preserves Unix file attributes (symlinks, hard links, device files, executables) in a way ZIP never quite got right. It’s the native “archive” format of the Unix world. gzipped tarball

For sharing photos with Windows friends? Use ZIP. Here’s a party trick: For source code, system backups, and Docker layers,