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TAR.H 3HEAD "Mar 14, 2006"
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)