.tar.gz

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About
.tar.gz is the most common file extension for a fileset which has been collected into a tarball (.tar) and then compressed using gzip (.gz).

How To
To create a .tar.gz file from the contents of a folder (including subfolders):
 * tar -cvzf output_filename.tar foldername/
 * not sure if this also gzips... testing.

To restore the original fileset:
 * gunzip filespec.tar.gz
 * tar -xvf filespec.tar