TarHeader Fields
The fields of the TarHeader class are listed below. For a complete list of TarHeader class members, see the TarHeader Members topic.
Public Static Fields
  CHKSUMLEN | The length of the checksum field in a header buffer. |
| CHKSUMOFS | Offset of checksum in a header buffer. |
| DEVLEN | The length of the devices field in a header buffer. |
| GIDLEN | The length of the group id field in a header buffer. |
| GNAMELEN | The length of the group name field in a header buffer. |
| GNU_TMAGIC | The magic tag representing an old GNU tar archive where version is included in magic and overwrites it |
| LF_ACL | Solaris access control list file type |
| LF_BLK | Block device file type. |
| LF_CHR | Character device file type. |
| LF_CONTIG | Contiguous file type. |
| LF_DIR | Directory file type. |
| LF_EXTATTR | Solaris Extended Attribute File |
| LF_FIFO | FIFO (pipe) file type. |
| LF_GHDR | Posix.1 2001 global extended header |
| LF_GNU_DUMPDIR | GNU dir dump file type This is a dir entry that contains the names of files that were in the dir at the time the dump was made |
| LF_GNU_LONGLINK | Identifies the next file on the tape as having a long link name |
| LF_GNU_LONGNAME | Identifies the next file on the tape as having a long name |
| LF_GNU_MULTIVOL | Continuation of a file that began on another volume |
| LF_GNU_NAMES | For storing filenames that dont fit in the main header (old GNU) |
| LF_GNU_SPARSE | GNU Sparse file |
| LF_GNU_VOLHDR | GNU Tape/volume header ignore on extraction |
| LF_LINK | Link file type. |
| LF_META | Inode (metadata only) no file content |
| LF_NORMAL | Normal file type. |
| LF_OLDNORM | The "old way" of indicating a normal file. |
| LF_SYMLINK | Symbolic link file type. |
| LF_XHDR | Posix.1 2001 extended header |
| MAGICLEN | The length of the magic field in a header buffer. |
| MODELEN | The length of the mode field in a header buffer. |
| MODTIMELEN | The length of the modification time field in a header buffer. |
| NAMELEN | The length of the name field in a header buffer. |
| SIZELEN | The length of the size field in a header buffer. |
| TMAGIC | The magic tag representing a POSIX tar archive. (includes trailing NULL) |
| UIDLEN | The length of the user id field in a header buffer. |
| UNAMELEN | The length of the user name field in a header buffer. |
| VERSIONLEN | The length of the version field in a header buffer. |