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Shell & TerminalDeep Dive October 4, 2026 9 min read

GNU tar in Shell Workflows: Safe Extraction and Reproducible Archives

Extract untrusted tar files in isolation, prevent path and symlink escapes, preserve safe metadata defaults, and create archives with controlled metadata.

#gnu-tar#shell#archives

FreeBSDDeep Dive October 3, 2026 7 min read

FreeBSD makefs: Build and Validate Filesystem Images from Staged Trees

Create FreeBSD filesystem images with makefs, control ownership and timestamps, validate formats, and avoid confusing an image with a bootable disk.

#freebsd#makefs#filesystem