@jackpot@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml • 3 years agoif you could standardise a file format for a specific task what would you pick and whymessage-square173fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareif you could standardise a file format for a specific task what would you pick and why@jackpot@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml • 3 years agomessage-square173fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Bye@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink29•3 years agoIt was originally rar because it’s so easy to separate into multiple files. Now you can do that in other formats, but the legacy has stuck.
It was originally rar because it’s so easy to separate into multiple files. Now you can do that in other formats, but the legacy has stuck.
Not just that. RAR also has recovery records.