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tar.h 3HEAD "14 Mar 2006" "SunOS 5.11" "Headers"
NAME
tar.h, tar - extended tar definitions
SYNOPSIS
#include <tar.h>
DESCRIPTION
The <tar.h> header defines header block definitions as follows.
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 | '\e0' | 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 |
Types used in ancillary files:
| Name | Value | Description |
| ACL_HDR | 'A' | Access Control List |
| LBL_TYPE | 'L' | Trusted Extensions file label |
| DIR_TYPE | 'D' | Trusted Extensions directory label |
Attribute types used in Trusted Solaris ancillary files that are interpreted by Trusted Extensions for backward compatibility:
| Name | Value | Description |
| SLD_TYPE | 'S' | Single-level directory component |
| PATH_TYPE | 'P' | Path component |
| MLD_TYPE | 'M' | Multi-level directory component |
| FILE_TYPE | 'F' | Must handle files differently |
| APRIV_TYPE | 'P' | Allowed privileges data type in file |
| FPRIV_TYPE | 'p' | Forced privileges data type in file |
| COMP_TYPE | 'C' | Path components, use for MLD |
| ATTR_FLAG_TYPE | 'F' | File attribute flag bytes data type |
| LK_COMP_TYPE | 'K' | Link data path component |
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| Interface Stability | See below. |
The general definitions, the typeflag field definitions, and the mode field bit definitions are Standard. The types used in ancillary files and the attribute types used in Trusted Solaris ancillary files are Evolving.
SEE ALSO
pax(1), attributes(5), standards(5)