Can I Tar a Tar file?

[matthewamzn]

I'm moving a directory full of tar and sql files. I was thinking of tarring the whole directory (so all the tar files would be inside).

Does tarring an already tarred file damage it in anyway?

[jatar_k]

not all the times I've done it

it will be just fine

though whenever you want to test something like this, make a copy first and then see what happens :)

[physics]

Depending on where you're moving it you might consider using rsync instead.
rsync -ave ssh ...
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