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# zarf archive format
by [Charles Iliya Krempeaux](http://changelog.ca/)
The **zarf format** is an **archive format** and **container format** that can combine multiple files into a single aggregate file.
The **zarf format** is a very simple and easy to understand **archive format** and **container format** that can combine multiple files into a single aggregate file.
The **zarf format** is similar to other **archive formats**, such as the **ar format**, the **cpio format**, the **shar format**, the **tar format**, and the **WARC format** — but is designed to be easier to understand and implement than all of the other **archive formats** and **container formats**.
If you are _not_ familiar with **archive formats** and **container formats** — they have many use-case:
* backups,
* eBooks,
* file-systems,
* image galleries,
* journals,
* music albums,
* photo albums,
* software packages,
* website archives,
* _etc_.
Basically, any use-case where you need to combine multiple files into a single aggregate file.
The **zarf format** is similar to other **archive formats**, such as the **ar format**, the **cpio format**, the **shar format**, the **tar format**, and the **WARC format** — but is designed to be easier to understand and implement than most (probably all) of the other **archive formats** and **container formats**.
In fact, one of the main points of the **zarf format** existing, is that it was designed to be easy to understand and implement for programmers.
The **zarf format** is meant to be both programmer-legible and programmer-friendly.