tar.h(3HEAD)
Name
tar.h, tar - extended tar definitions
Synopsis
#include <tar.h>
Description
The <tar.h> header defines header block definitions as follows.
General definitions:
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TMAGIC
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"ustar"
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ustar plus null byte
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TMAGLEN
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6
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length of the above
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TVERSION
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"00"
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00 without a null byte
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TVERSLEN
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2
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length of the above
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Typeflag field definitions:
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REGTYPE
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'0'
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regular file
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AREGTYPE
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'\0'
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regular file
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LNKTYPE
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'1'
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link
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SYMTYPE
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'2'
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symbolic link
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CHRTYPE
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'3'
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character special
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BLKTYPE
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'4'
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block special
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DIRTYPE
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'5'
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directory
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FIFOTYPE
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'6'
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FIFO special
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CONTTYPE
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'7'
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reserved
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Mode field bit definitions (octal):
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TSUID
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04000
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set UID on execution
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TSGID
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02000
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set GID on execution
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TSVTX
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01000
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on directories, restricted
deletion flag
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TUREAD
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00400
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read by owner
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TUWRITE
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00200
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write by owner special
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TUEXEC
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00100
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execute/search by owner
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TGREAD
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00040
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read by group
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TGWRITE
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00020
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write by group
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TGEXEC
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00010
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execute/search by group
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TOREAD
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00004
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read by other
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TOWRITE
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00002
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write by other
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TOEXEC
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00001
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execute/search by other
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Types used in ancillary files:
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ACL_HDR
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'A'
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Access Control List
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LBL_TYPE
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'L'
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Trusted Extensions file label
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DIR_TYPE
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'D'
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Trusted Extensions directory label
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Attribute types used in Trusted Solaris ancillary files that are interpreted by Trusted Extensions for backward compatibility:
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SLD_TYPE
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'S'
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Single-level directory component
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PATH_TYPE
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'P'
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Path component
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MLD_TYPE
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'M'
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Multi-level directory component
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FILE_TYPE
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'F'
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Must handle files differently
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APRIV_TYPE
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'P'
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Allowed privileges data type in file
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FPRIV_TYPE
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'p'
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Forced privileges data type in file
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COMP_TYPE
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'C'
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Path components, use for MLD
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ATTR_FLAG_TYPE
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'F'
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File attribute flag bytes data type
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LK_COMP_TYPE
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'K'
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Link data path component
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Attributes
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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Interface Stability
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Committed
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Standard
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See below.
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For the general definitions, the typeflag field definitions, and the mode field bit definitions, see standards(7).
See Also
pax(1), attributes(7), standards(7)