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The command you're looking for is tape archiver, cunningly called
tar
.Holy f… I thought you’re joking but yes tar is indeed a tape archiver
https://www.tecmint.com/tar-command-examples-linux/
That is what tar stands for. Interestingly enough, tar is based on an older util called ar, which was just a generic archive.