Re: tar vs device special files

[Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>]

> I don't think any one else cares about pre-ustar.  Pretty much any
> reader and writer around uses at least ustar and generally wants to
> have extended POSIX as well when caring about large files.

So there _is_ a POSIX spec for tarchives?  Is the spec available, or is
this yet another pay-to-play "standard"?  I've gone looking for specs
for tar before, but each time I have, I've been unable to find anything
that isn't behind a paywall of one sort or another (and thus a total
nonstarter for me).

Admittedly, I haven't looked recently.

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