tar.h

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NAME
       tar.h - extended tar definitions

SYNOPSIS
       #include <tar.h>

DESCRIPTION
       The <tar.h> header shall define header block definitions as follows.

       General definitions:

		   Name	     Description  Value
		   TMAGIC    "ustar"	  ustar plus null byte.
		   TMAGLEN   6		  Length of the above.
		   TVERSION  "00"	  00 without a null byte.
		   TVERSLEN  2		  Length of the above.

       Typeflag field definitions:

		    Name       Description   Value
		    REGTYPE    ’0’	     Regular file.
		    AREGTYPE   ’\0’	     Regular file.
		    LNKTYPE    ’1’	     Link.
		    SYMTYPE    ’2’	     Symbolic link.
		    CHRTYPE    ’3’	     Character special.
		    BLKTYPE    ’4’	     Block special.
		    DIRTYPE    ’5’	     Directory.
		    FIFOTYPE   ’6’	     FIFO special.
		    CONTTYPE   ’7’	     Reserved.

       Mode field bit definitions (octal):

	  Name	  Description Value
	  TSUID	  04000	      Set UID on execution.
	  TSGID	  02000	      Set GID on execution.
	  TSVTX	  01000	      On directories, restricted deletion flag.
	  TUREAD  00400	      Read by owner.
	  TUWRITE 00200	      Write by owner special.
	  TUEXEC  00100	      Execute/search by owner.
	  TGREAD  00040	      Read by group.
	  TGWRITE 00020	      Write by group.
	  TGEXEC  00010	      Execute/search by group.
	  TOREAD  00004	      Read by other.
	  TOWRITE 00002	      Write by other.
	  TOEXEC  00001	      Execute/search by other.

       The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE
       None.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       The Shell and Utilities volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, pax

COPYRIGHT
       Portions	 of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from  IEEE  Std	1003.1,	 2003  Edition,	 Standard   for	  Information
       Technology  --  Portable	 Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
       Group Base Specifications Issue 6,  Copyright  (C)  2001-2003  by  the
       Institute  of  Electrical  and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
       Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this  version  and  the
       original	 IEEE  and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The
       Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can
       be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .



POSIX				     2003			   <tar.h>(P)