std::archive::tar

Status: experimental

Unix tar reader and writer (USTAR / PAX-aware decode).

API details and source

The implementation source contains the complete declarations and implementation notes. The table below lists canonical Gossamer call signatures; every item name links directly to its implementation file.

Item	Canonical signature or declaration	Description
TarEntry	type TarEntry	name + data + size + mode.
read	fn read(path: String) -> Result<Vec<(String, Vec<u8>)>, errors::Error>	Reads all entries from a tar archive.
write	fn write(entries: Vec<(String, Vec<u8>)>) -> Result<Vec<u8>, errors::Error>	Builds a tar archive from (name, data) pairs.