Does gzip add integrity/crc check to a .tar?

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                          I run commands:
    
    tar -cf myArchive.tar myDirectory/
    gzip myArchive.tar

then I copy the file over a lot of unreliable mediums, and later I unpack it using:

    tar -xzf myArchive.tar.gz

The fact that I compressed the tar-ball, will that in any way guarantee the integrity, or at least a CRC of the unpacked content?

Asked by Aksel Willgert (437 rep)

Oct 9, 2014, 09:39 AM
Last activity: Jul 11, 2022, 05:34 AM

Does gzip add integrity/crc check to a .tar?

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