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Re: [Bug-cpio] New header format for large files?
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Sergey Poznyakoff |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-cpio] New header format for large files? |
Date: |
Sun, 10 May 2015 08:19:03 +0300 |
> But tar has a very restrictive limit on the file name's length,
Not at all. Old formats, such as v7 and ustar, are rather limited,
indeed. But POSIX.1-2001 (or pax) format has no limitations. See
http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/Formats.html
for a detailed info.
Regards,
Sergey