nar - simple archives

home │ ls │ nar │ nmps

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nar is simple archive format which contains only basic information about archived file(s) like file mode, owner information, etc.

Structure of archive

Archive contains 4 bytes of magic value (NARnew line character) on beginning, and next every file contains:

Bytes	Description
8	File size
2	File mode
4	Owner's ID
4	Owner's Group ID
4	File name length
Length + 1	File name (NULL terminated)
File size	File content
1	End of file confirmation byte

TODO

For now, nar is in early stage, even not alpha, so don't even try to use it in production stage.
Things to do:

• Standarize byte size of file size, file mode, etc.
• Make recursive directory handling
• Get rid of int64_t, int32_t, etc. variables
• Make better system for file types
• Fix all bugs
• Debloat

Download

Clone: git clone git://git.kocotian.pl/nar.git
Stagit webpage: https://git.kocotian.pl/nar