Re: tar vs device special files

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

On Sunday, October 29, 2023 2:29:47 AM CET Mouse wrote:
> > 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).

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/
pax.html#tag_20_92_13

Joerg