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star is the fastest known implementation of a tar archiver. star
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development started 1982, development is still in progress. The
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current version is stable.
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Main advantages over other tar implementations:
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fifo - Keeps the tape streaming.
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pattern matcher - For a convenient user interface.
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sophisticated diff - User-tailorable interface for comparing tar
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archives against file trees.
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no namelen limitation - Pathnames up to 1024 Bytes may be archived.
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deals with all three times - Stores/restores all three times of a file.
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does not clobber files - More recent copies on disk will not be
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clobbered from tape.
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automatic byte swap - star automatically detects swapped archives.
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automatic format detect - Automatically detects archive formats:
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old tar, GNU tar, ANSI tar, star,
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POSIX.1-2001 pax, Sun's Solaris tar.
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automatic compression detect- star automatically detects whether the
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archive is compressed.
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support for file flags - star supports extended file flags.
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fully ansi compatible - star is fully ANSI/POSIX 1003.1 compatible.
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Available flavors:
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static - link statically
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