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NAME
tar.h -- extended tar definitions
SYNOPSIS
#include <tar.h>
DESCRIPTION
The <tar.h> header shall define the following symbolic constants with
the indicated values.
General definitions:
+----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
| Name | Value | Description |
+----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
|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 | Value | Description |
+----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+
|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 | Value | Description |
+----------------+-----------------+----------------------------------------------+
|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 POSIX.1-2008, pax
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electri-
cal and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. (This is
POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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