By default, all software supports multiple file extensions. GNU Tar supports at least 4 different file extensions. The basic files that GNU Tar supports are .TAR. However, not all of the extensions listed on the list are always used to save the effects of work in GNU Tar. Very often, files with such extensions are used as source data files used by GNU Tar.
GNU Tar can be used to convert file formats between the file extensions listed below. You can open a file with one of the file extensions below via GNU Tar and try to save it in another file format, also supported by GNU Tar.