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.TH tar.h 3HEAD "14 Mar 2006" "SunOS 5.11" "Headers"
.SH NAME
tar.h, tar \- extended tar definitions
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <\fBtar.h\fR>
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The <\fBtar.h\fR> header defines header block definitions as follows.
.sp
.LP
General definitions:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
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NameValueDescription
_
\fBTMAGIC\fR"ustar"ustar plus null byte
\fBTMAGLEN\fR6length of the above
\fBTVERSION\fR"00"00 without a null byte
\fBTVERSLEN\fR2length of the above
.TE

.sp
.LP
\fBTypeflag\fR field definitions:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
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NameValueDescription
_
\fBREGTYPE\fR\&'0'regular file
\fBAREGTYPE\fR\&'\e0'regular file
\fBLNKTYPE\fR\&'1'link
\fBSYMTYPE\fR\&'2'symbolic link
\fBCHRTYPE\fR\&'3'character special
\fBBLKTYPE\fR\&'4'block special
\fBDIRTYPE\fR\&'5'directory
\fBFIFOTYPE\fR\&'6'FIFO special
\fBCONTTYPE\fR\&'7'reserved
.TE

.sp
.LP
\fBMode\fR field bit definitions (octal):
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
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NameValueDescription
_
\fBTSUID\fR04000set UID on execution
\fBTSGID\fR02000set GID on execution
\fBTSVTX\fR01000on directories, restricted deletion flag
\fBTUREAD\fR00400read by owner
\fBTUWRITE\fR00200write by owner special
\fBTUEXEC\fR00100execute/search by owner
\fBTGREAD\fR00040read by group
\fBTGWRITE\fR00020write by group
\fBTGEXEC\fR00010execute/search by group
\fBTOREAD\fR00004read by other
\fBTOWRITE\fR00002write by other
\fBTOEXEC\fR00001execute/search by other
.TE

.sp
.LP
Types used in ancillary files:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
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NameValueDescription
\fBACL_HDR\fR\&'A'Access Control List
\fBLBL_TYPE\fR\&'L'Trusted Extensions file label
\fBDIR_TYPE\fR\&'D'Trusted Extensions directory label
.TE

.sp
.LP
Attribute types used in Trusted Solaris ancillary files that are interpreted by
Trusted Extensions for backward compatibility:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
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.
NameValueDescription
\fBSLD_TYPE\fR\&'S'Single-level directory component
\fBPATH_TYPE\fR\&'P'Path component
\fBMLD_TYPE\fR\&'M'Multi-level directory component
\fBFILE_TYPE\fR\&'F'Must handle files differently
\fBAPRIV_TYPE\fR\&'P'Allowed privileges data type in file
\fBFPRIV_TYPE\fR\&'p'Forced privileges data type in file
\fBCOMP_TYPE\fR\&'C'Path components, use for MLD
\fBATTR_FLAG_TYPE\fR\&'F'File attribute flag bytes data type
\fBLK_COMP_TYPE\fR\&'K'Link data path component
.TE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
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.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface StabilitySee below.
.TE

.sp
.LP
The general definitions, the \fBtypeflag\fR field definitions, and the
\fBmode\fR field bit definitions are Standard. The types used in ancillary
files and the attribute types used in Trusted Solaris ancillary files are
Evolving.
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBpax\fR(1), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)