Package org.apache.tools.tar

## Interface TarConstants

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    `TarArchiveSparseEntry`, `TarEntry`

      public interface TarConstants

  This interface contains all the definitions used in the package. For tar formats (FORMAT_OLDGNU, FORMAT_POSIX, etc.) see GNU tar tar.h type enum archive_format

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static int` | `ATIMELEN_GNU` | The length of the access time field in an old GNU header buffer.
    `static int` | `CHKSUMLEN` | The length of the checksum field in a header buffer.
    `static int` | `CTIMELEN_GNU` | The length of the created time field in an old GNU header buffer.
    `static int` | `DEVLEN` | The length of each of the device fields (major and minor) in a header buffer.
    `static int` | `FORMAT_OLDGNU` | GNU format as per before tar 1.12.
    `static int` | `FORMAT_POSIX` | Pure Posix format.
    `static int` | `GIDLEN` | The length of the group id field in a header buffer.
    `static int` | `GNAMELEN` | The length of the group name field in a header buffer.
    `static java.lang.String` | `GNU_LONGLINK` | The name of the GNU tar entry which contains a long name.
    `static java.lang.String` | `GNU_TMAGIC` | The magic tag representing a GNU tar archive.
    `static int` | `ISEXTENDEDLEN_GNU` | The length of the is extension field in an old GNU header buffer.
    `static int` | `ISEXTENDEDLEN_GNU_SPARSE` | The length of the is extension field in a sparse header buffer.
    `static byte` | `LF_BLK` | Block device file type.
    `static byte` | `LF_CHR` | Character device file type.
    `static byte` | `LF_CONTIG` | Contiguous file type.
    `static byte` | `LF_DIR` | Directory file type.
    `static byte` | `LF_FIFO` | FIFO (pipe) file type.
    `static byte` | `LF_GNUTYPE_LONGLINK` | Identifies the *next* file on the tape as having a long linkname.
    `static byte` | `LF_GNUTYPE_LONGNAME` | Identifies the *next* file on the tape as having a long name.
    `static byte` | `LF_GNUTYPE_SPARSE` | Sparse file type.
    `static byte` | `LF_LINK` | Link file type.
    `static byte` | `LF_NORMAL` | Normal file type.
    `static byte` | `LF_OLDNORM` | LF_ constants represent the "link flag" of an entry, or more commonly, the "entry type".
    `static byte` | `LF_PAX_EXTENDED_HEADER_LC` | Identifies the entry as a Pax extended header.
    `static byte` | `LF_PAX_EXTENDED_HEADER_UC` | Identifies the entry as a Pax extended header (SunOS tar -E).
    `static byte` | `LF_PAX_GLOBAL_EXTENDED_HEADER` | Identifies the entry as a Pax global extended header.
    `static byte` | `LF_SYMLINK` | Symbolic link file type.
    `static int` | `LONGNAMESLEN_GNU` | The length of the long names field in an old GNU header buffer.
    `static int` | `MAGIC_OFFSET` | Offset of start of magic field within header record
    `static java.lang.String` | `MAGIC_POSIX` | The magic tag representing a POSIX tar archive.
    `static int` | `MAGICLEN` | The length of the magic field in a header buffer including the version.
    `static long` | `MAXID` | The maximum value of gid/uid in a tar archive which can be expressed in octal char notation (that's 7 sevens, octal).
    `static long` | `MAXSIZE` | The maximum size of a file in a tar archive which can be expressed in octal char notation (that's 11 sevens, octal).
    `static int` | `MODELEN` | The length of the mode field in a header buffer.
    `static int` | `MODTIMELEN` | The length of the modification time field in a header buffer.
    `static int` | `NAMELEN` | The length of the name field in a header buffer.
    `static int` | `OFFSETLEN_GNU` | The length of the multivolume start offset field in an old GNU header buffer.
    `static int` | `PAD2LEN_GNU` | The length of the padding field in an old GNU header buffer.
    `static int` | `PREFIXLEN` | Length of the prefix field.
    `static int` | `PURE_MAGICLEN` | The length of the magic field in a header buffer.
    `static int` | `REALSIZELEN_GNU` | The length of the real size field in an old GNU header buffer.
    `static int` | `SIZELEN` | The length of the size field in a header buffer.
    `static int` | `SPARSELEN_GNU` | The sum of the length of all sparse headers in an old GNU header buffer.
    `static int` | `SPARSELEN_GNU_SPARSE` | The sum of the length of all sparse headers in a sparse header buffer.
    `static java.lang.String` | `TMAGIC` |
    `static int` | `UIDLEN` | The length of the user id field in a header buffer.
    `static int` | `UNAMELEN` | The length of the user name field in a header buffer.
    `static java.lang.String` | `VERSION_GNU_SPACE` |
    `static java.lang.String` | `VERSION_GNU_ZERO` |
    `static int` | `VERSION_OFFSET` | Offset of start of magic field within header record
    `static java.lang.String` | `VERSION_POSIX` |
    `static int` | `VERSIONLEN` | Previously this was regarded as part of "magic" field, but it is separate.

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### FORMAT_OLDGNU

          static final int FORMAT_OLDGNU

      GNU format as per before tar 1.12.
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    - #### FORMAT_POSIX

          static final int FORMAT_POSIX

      Pure Posix format.
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    - #### NAMELEN

          static final int NAMELEN

      The length of the name field in a header buffer.
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    - #### MODELEN

          static final int MODELEN

      The length of the mode field in a header buffer.
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    - #### UIDLEN

          static final int UIDLEN

      The length of the user id field in a header buffer.
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    - #### GIDLEN

          static final int GIDLEN

      The length of the group id field in a header buffer.
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    - #### MAXID

          static final long MAXID

      The maximum value of gid/uid in a tar archive which can be expressed in octal char notation (that's 7 sevens, octal).
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    - #### CHKSUMLEN

          static final int CHKSUMLEN

      The length of the checksum field in a header buffer.
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    - #### SIZELEN

          static final int SIZELEN

      The length of the size field in a header buffer. Includes the trailing space or NUL.
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    - #### MAXSIZE

          static final long MAXSIZE

      The maximum size of a file in a tar archive which can be expressed in octal char notation (that's 11 sevens, octal).
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    - #### MAGIC_OFFSET

          static final int MAGIC_OFFSET

      Offset of start of magic field within header record
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    - #### MAGICLEN

          static final int MAGICLEN

      The length of the magic field in a header buffer including the version.
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    - #### PURE_MAGICLEN

          static final int PURE_MAGICLEN

      The length of the magic field in a header buffer.
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    - #### VERSION_OFFSET

          static final int VERSION_OFFSET

      Offset of start of magic field within header record
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    - #### VERSIONLEN

          static final int VERSIONLEN

      Previously this was regarded as part of "magic" field, but it is separate.
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    - #### MODTIMELEN

          static final int MODTIMELEN

      The length of the modification time field in a header buffer.
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    - #### UNAMELEN

          static final int UNAMELEN

      The length of the user name field in a header buffer.
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    - #### GNAMELEN

          static final int GNAMELEN

      The length of the group name field in a header buffer.
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    - #### DEVLEN

          static final int DEVLEN

      The length of each of the device fields (major and minor) in a header buffer.
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    - #### PREFIXLEN

          static final int PREFIXLEN

      Length of the prefix field.
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    - #### ATIMELEN_GNU

          static final int ATIMELEN_GNU

      The length of the access time field in an old GNU header buffer.
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    - #### CTIMELEN_GNU

          static final int CTIMELEN_GNU

      The length of the created time field in an old GNU header buffer.
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    - #### OFFSETLEN_GNU

          static final int OFFSETLEN_GNU

      The length of the multivolume start offset field in an old GNU header buffer.
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    - #### LONGNAMESLEN_GNU

          static final int LONGNAMESLEN_GNU

      The length of the long names field in an old GNU header buffer.
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    - #### PAD2LEN_GNU

          static final int PAD2LEN_GNU

      The length of the padding field in an old GNU header buffer.
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    - #### SPARSELEN_GNU

          static final int SPARSELEN_GNU

      The sum of the length of all sparse headers in an old GNU header buffer.
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    - #### ISEXTENDEDLEN_GNU

          static final int ISEXTENDEDLEN_GNU

      The length of the is extension field in an old GNU header buffer.
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    - #### REALSIZELEN_GNU

          static final int REALSIZELEN_GNU

      The length of the real size field in an old GNU header buffer.
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    - #### SPARSELEN_GNU_SPARSE

          static final int SPARSELEN_GNU_SPARSE

      The sum of the length of all sparse headers in a sparse header buffer.
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    - #### ISEXTENDEDLEN_GNU_SPARSE

          static final int ISEXTENDEDLEN_GNU_SPARSE

      The length of the is extension field in a sparse header buffer.
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    - #### LF_OLDNORM

          static final byte LF_OLDNORM

      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.
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    - #### LF_NORMAL

          static final byte LF_NORMAL

      Normal file type.
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    - #### LF_LINK

          static final byte LF_LINK

      Link file type.
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    - #### LF_SYMLINK

          static final byte LF_SYMLINK

      Symbolic link file type.
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    - #### LF_CHR

          static final byte LF_CHR

      Character device file type.
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    - #### LF_BLK

          static final byte LF_BLK

      Block device file type.
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    - #### LF_DIR

          static final byte LF_DIR

      Directory file type.
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    - #### LF_FIFO

          static final byte LF_FIFO

      FIFO (pipe) file type.
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    - #### LF_CONTIG

          static final byte LF_CONTIG

      Contiguous file type.
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    - #### LF_GNUTYPE_LONGLINK

          static final byte LF_GNUTYPE_LONGLINK

      Identifies the *next* file on the tape as having a long linkname.
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    - #### LF_GNUTYPE_LONGNAME

          static final byte LF_GNUTYPE_LONGNAME

      Identifies the *next* file on the tape as having a long name.
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    - #### LF_GNUTYPE_SPARSE

          static final byte LF_GNUTYPE_SPARSE

      Sparse file type.
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    - #### LF_PAX_EXTENDED_HEADER_LC

          static final byte LF_PAX_EXTENDED_HEADER_LC

      Identifies the entry as a Pax extended header.
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    - #### LF_PAX_EXTENDED_HEADER_UC

          static final byte LF_PAX_EXTENDED_HEADER_UC

      Identifies the entry as a Pax extended header (SunOS tar -E).
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    - #### LF_PAX_GLOBAL_EXTENDED_HEADER

          static final byte LF_PAX_GLOBAL_EXTENDED_HEADER

      Identifies the entry as a Pax global extended header.
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    - #### TMAGIC

          static final java.lang.String TMAGIC

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    - #### MAGIC_POSIX

          static final java.lang.String MAGIC_POSIX

      The magic tag representing a POSIX tar archive.
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    - #### VERSION_POSIX

          static final java.lang.String VERSION_POSIX

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    - #### GNU_TMAGIC

          static final java.lang.String GNU_TMAGIC

      The magic tag representing a GNU tar archive.
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    - #### VERSION_GNU_SPACE

          static final java.lang.String VERSION_GNU_SPACE

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    - #### VERSION_GNU_ZERO

          static final java.lang.String VERSION_GNU_ZERO

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    - #### GNU_LONGLINK

          static final java.lang.String GNU_LONGLINK

      The name of the GNU tar entry which contains a long name.
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