: It is the standard format for the source code of the R programming language (e.g., R-4.3.1.tar.gz ) found on CRAN .
Outside of this specific "quine" experiment, R.tar.gz is a common filename in other technical areas: R.tar.gz
: For "die-hard Unix fans," Cox explains r.tar.gz , a gzipped tarball that contains another r.tar.gz inside it. : It is the standard format for the