Why can't you combine .tar.gz files with cat?

2 points | by ingve an hour ago

1 comments

  • its-summertime an hour ago 

        tar -c x | head -qc $((18*-512)) | gzip > x.tar.gz
    tar -c y | head -qc $((18*-512)) | gzip > y.tar.gz
    cat {x,y}.tar.gz | gzip -d | tar --list
    seems easier to just not have the EOF marker, if you need to append stuff later