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SF #918101, allow files >= 8 GB using GNU extension

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Neal Norwitz 2004-07-20 22:23:02 +00:00
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@ -256,11 +256,12 @@ tar archive several times. Each archive member is represented by a
\begin{memberdesc}{posix}
If true, create a \POSIX{} 1003.1-1990 compliant archive. GNU
extensions are not used, because they are not part of the \POSIX{}
standard. This limits the length of filenames to at most 256 and
link names to 100 characters. A \exception{ValueError} is raised
if a pathname exceeds this limit. If false, create a GNU tar
compatible archive. It will not be \POSIX{} compliant, but can
store pathnames of unlimited length.
standard. This limits the length of filenames to at most 256,
link names to 100 characters and the maximum file size to 8
gigabytes. A \exception{ValueError} is raised if a file exceeds
this limit. If false, create a GNU tar compatible archive. It
will not be \POSIX{} compliant, but can store files without any
of the above restrictions.
\end{memberdesc}
\begin{memberdesc}{dereference}