POSIX tar
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POSIX tar is the standardized Unix archive file format specification that defines how tar utilities should create and interpret tar archives for portability across compliant systems.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| POSIX tar canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
POSIX standard component
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Unix archive format ⓘ archive file format specification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
POSIX ustar format
ⓘ
ustar ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
tar archive readers
ⓘ
tar archive writers ⓘ tar utilities ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional Unix tar format ⓘ |
| category | file archiving standard ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | traditional Unix tar readers ⓘ |
| defines |
layout of tar headers
ⓘ
portable tar archive structure ⓘ representation of file metadata in tar archives ⓘ rules for creating tar archives ⓘ rules for interpreting tar archives ⓘ tar archive format ⓘ |
| ensures | portability of tar archives between compliant implementations ⓘ |
| goal | ensure consistent behavior of tar across platforms ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | application/x-tar ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
interoperability of tar utilities
ⓘ
portability of tar archives across compliant systems ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
POSIX
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surface form:
POSIX.1-1988
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| partOf |
POSIX ustar format
ⓘ
surface form:
POSIX file archive utilities specification
POSIX ⓘ
surface form:
POSIX.1 standard
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| relatedTo |
cpio format
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pax interchange format ⓘ tar file format ⓘ |
| specifies |
512-byte record size for tar blocks
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header fields for checksum ⓘ header fields for device major number ⓘ header fields for device minor number ⓘ header fields for file mode ⓘ header fields for file name ⓘ header fields for file size ⓘ header fields for file type flag ⓘ header fields for filename prefix ⓘ header fields for group ID ⓘ header fields for group name ⓘ header fields for link name ⓘ header fields for magic and version ⓘ header fields for modification time ⓘ header fields for user ID ⓘ header fields for user name ⓘ octal encoding for numeric fields in tar headers ⓘ ustar format ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
IEEE Standards Association
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surface form:
IEEE
POSIX ⓘ The Open Group ⓘ |
| usedBy |
BSD
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surface form:
BSD systems
GNU tar implementation ⓘ Linux distributions ⓘ Unix-like operating systems ⓘ pax utility ⓘ |
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