
Fields
publicfinalstatic
int CHKSUMLEN
= "8"
The length of the checksum field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
int DEVLEN
= "8"
The length of the devices field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
int GIDLEN
= "8"
The length of the group id field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
int GNAMELEN
= "32"
The length of the group name field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
java.lang.String GNU_LONGLINK
= "././@LongLink"
The namr of the GNU tar entry which contains a long name.
publicfinalstatic
java.lang.String GNU_TMAGIC
= "ustar "
The magic tag representing a GNU tar archive.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_BLK
= "52"
Block device file type.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_CHR
= "51"
Character device file type.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_CONTIG
= "55"
Contiguous file type.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_DIR
= "53"
Directory file type.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_FIFO
= "54"
FIFO (pipe) file type.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_GNUTYPE_LONGNAME
= "76"
Identifies the *next* file on the tape as having a long name.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_LINK
= "49"
Link file type.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_NORMAL
= "48"
Normal file type.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_OLDNORM
= "0"

LF_ constants represent the "link flag" of an entry, or more commonly,
the "entry type".

LF_ constants represent the "link flag" of an entry, or more commonly,
the "entry type". This is the "old way" of indicating a normal file.
publicfinalstatic
byte LF_SYMLINK
= "50"
Symbolic link file type.
publicfinalstatic
int MAGICLEN
= "8"
The length of the magic field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
long MAXSIZE
= "8589934591"
The maximum size of a file in a tar archive (That's 11 sevens, octal).
publicfinalstatic
int MODELEN
= "8"
The length of the mode field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
int MODTIMELEN
= "12"
The length of the modification time field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
int NAMELEN
= "100"
The length of the name field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
int SIZELEN
= "12"
The length of the size field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
java.lang.String TMAGIC
= "ustar"
The magic tag representing a POSIX tar archive.
publicfinalstatic
int UIDLEN
= "8"
The length of the user id field in a header buffer.
publicfinalstatic
int UNAMELEN
= "32"
The length of the user name field in a header buffer.