_tarhdr Struct Reference

Header for each file contained in the tar archive. More...

Data Fields
char	filename [100]
	Name of the file or directory.
char	filemode [8]
	Mode of the file, eg 0000755.
char	userid [8]
	Owner's numeric user ID, octal.
char	groupid [8]
	Group's numeric user ID, octal.
char	filesize [12]
	File size in bytes, octal, 0 for directories.
char	modtime [12]
	Last modification time, number of seconds since epoch, octal.
char	checksum [8]
	Checksum for header block.
char	link_indicator [1]
	Link indicator.
char	linked_file [100]
	Name of the linked file.
char	magic [6]
	String ustar.
char	version [2]
	Version, string 00.
char	uname [32]
	User name.
char	gname [32]
	Group name.
char	devmajor [8]
	Device major number.
char	devminor [8]
	Device minor number.
char	prefix [155]
	Prefix.

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Detailed Description

Header for each file contained in the tar archive.

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Field Documentation

char _tarhdr::filename[100]

Name of the file or directory.

char _tarhdr::filemode[8]

Mode of the file, eg 0000755.

char _tarhdr::userid[8]

Owner's numeric user ID, octal.

char _tarhdr::groupid[8]

Group's numeric user ID, octal.

char _tarhdr::filesize[12]

File size in bytes, octal, 0 for directories.

char _tarhdr::modtime[12]

Last modification time, number of seconds since epoch, octal.

char _tarhdr::checksum[8]

Checksum for header block.

char _tarhdr::link_indicator[1]

Link indicator.

Theoretically the following values are possible:

1. 0 normal file
2. 1 hard link
3. 2 symbolic link
4. 3 character special
5. 4 block special
6. 5 directory
7. 6 fifo.

char _tarhdr::linked_file[100]

Name of the linked file.

char _tarhdr::magic[6]

String ustar.

char _tarhdr::version[2]

Version, string 00.

char _tarhdr::uname[32]

User name.

char _tarhdr::gname[32]

Group name.

char _tarhdr::devmajor[8]

Device major number.

char _tarhdr::devminor[8]

Device minor number.

char _tarhdr::prefix[155]

Prefix.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• rapi/rapi.c