star is the fastest known implementation of a tar archiver.

Its main advantages over other tar implementations are:
* fifo
* remote tape support
* accurate sparse files
* pattern matcher
* sophisticated diff
* no namelen limitation
* deals with all 3 times
* does not clobber files
* automatic byte swap
* automatic format detect
* automatic compression detect
* fully ansi compatible
* support for ACLs and file flags
* support for all inode metadata
* sophisticated error control
* ed(1)-like filename substitution
* a fast built in -copy mode
* integrated find(1) code

Available flavors:
	static  - link statically