Tar For | Windows Fix
To verify installation:
tar --version Expected output: tar (GNU tar) 1.32 or higher. tar for windows
<Exec> <Command>tar</Command> <Arguments>-czf D:\backups\weekly-%date%.tgz C:\inetpub\wwwroot</Arguments> </Exec> Note: Use %date:/=-% to avoid slashes in filename. # From WSL Bash, call Windows tar tar.exe -czf /mnt/c/backup.tar.gz /mnt/c/Users/MyUser Windows tar can read Linux symlinks (preserved if run as admin) 6. Performance Benchmarks Test environment: Windows 11 Pro, 32 GB RAM, NVMe SSD, 10,000 mixed files (2.3 GB total). To verify installation: tar --version Expected output: tar