tar(5) — Reliant UNIX 5.44c4

tar(5)                                                               tar(5)

NAME
     tar - extended tar definitions

SYNOPSIS
     #include <tar.h>

DESCRIPTION
     Header block definitions are:

     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.







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