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Package: bsdtar (2.6.2-1)

tar(1) from FreeBSD, using libarchive

The bsdtar program has a number of advantages over previous tar implementations: 

 * Library. Since the core functionality is in a library, it can be
   used by other tools, such as pkg_add.


 * Automatic format detection. Libarchive automatically detects the
   compression (none/gzip/bzip2) and format (old tar, ustar, gnutar,
   pax, cpio, iso9660, zip) when reading archives. It does this for
   any data source.


 * Pax Interchange Format Support. This is a POSIX/SUSv3 extension to
   the old "ustar" tar format that adds arbitrary extended attributes
   to each entry. Does everything that GNU tar format does, only
   better.


 * Handles file flags, ACLs, arbitrary pathnames, etc. Pax interchange
   format supports key/value attributes using an easily-extensible
   technique. Arbitrary pathnames, group names, user names, file sizes
   are part of the POSIX standard; libarchive extends this with
   support for file flags, ACLs, and arbitrary device numbers.


 * GNU tar support. Libarchive reads most GNU tar archives. If there
   is demand, this can be improved further.

Tags: System Administration: Backup and Restoration, File Distribution, Software Development: Packaging, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Application Suite: BSD, Purpose: Storing, Works with: Archive, Files, Supports Format: Tar Archives

Other Packages Related to bsdtar

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: libacl1 (>= 2.2.11-1)
    Access control list shared library
  • dep: libarchive1 (>= 2.6.1-1)
    Single library to read/write tar, cpio, pax, zip, iso9660, etc.
  • dep: libattr1 (>= 2.4.41-1)
    Extended attribute shared library
  • dep: libbz2-1.0
    high-quality block-sorting file compressor library - runtime
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.4) [amd64, hppa, i386, mips, mipsel]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.4) [armel, powerpc, s390]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.6) [sparc]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.3.4) [ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb
  • dep: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
    compression library - runtime
  • sug: bsdcpio
    cpio(1) from FreeBSD, using libarchive

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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
amd64 49.3 kB136 kB [list of files]
armel 45.8 kB120 kB [list of files]
hppa 49.5 kB128 kB [list of files]
i386 46.9 kB84 kB [list of files]
ia64 62.4 kB188 kB [list of files]
mips 48.8 kB136 kB [list of files]
mipsel 48.6 kB136 kB [list of files]
powerpc 50.9 kB136 kB [list of files]
s390 50.3 kB128 kB [list of files]
sparc 47.4 kB128 kB [list of files]