> I've been working on a project where tar is involved.  I need to figure out 
> the format of tar files.  Can anyone tell me or point me to information 
> about the tar files format?
> I've looked at the pax source and was rather over whelmed by the mass of 
> code.  I find it easier to code than to port.

Why don't you take a look at the source code for tar?

Specifically, there's a union in

	/usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.h

that might be of some help to you.

Alistair
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