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TAR signature
Signature (hex): 75 73 74 61 72 (ustar)
Offset: 257
A TAR carries 75 73 74 61 72 (ustar) at offset 257, not at the start. It bundles files without compression; usually combined with gzip/xz (.tar.gz).
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ZIP signature gzip
GZIP signature bzip2
BZIP2 signature xz
XZ signature 7z
7z signature rar
RAR signature
ZIP signature gzip
GZIP signature bzip2
BZIP2 signature xz
XZ signature 7z
7z signature rar
RAR signature
Signatures verifiable with CyberEscudo's magic-bytes identifier. Educational content.