## DISCLAIMER

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS-IS, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AND ALL CONSEQUENCES
THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE!

## Java Tar Package

The com.ice.tar package implements a Java tar archive handler. With this package, you can read and write tar archives using Java Input and Output streams. This also allows you to combine com.ice.tar with java.util.zip to read gzip-ed tar archives, or the infamous .tar.gz files!

## com.ice.tar.tar Tar Emulator

The com.ice.tar.tar class was written to test the package, but attempts to emulate the traditional tar as much as possible. It has a few options that are not standard to allow you to set the userId, groupId, and groupName, which are not available to Java. The userName is derived from the System.getProperty( "user.name" ). You might also refer to the tar class for examples of using the com.ice.tar package. Refer to the tar help page for more information on using the tar program.

## Developer Reference

The Developer Reference provides details on using the jtar package in your own Java programs. The information is a little limited, but it should be enough to get you started.

## License

This work has been placed into the public domain. That means that you may do anything you wish with this work.

## Java Tar Home Page

The Java Tar Home Page will always contain the latest version for your downloading pleasure.

$Id: readme.html,v 1.1 2004/08/26 19:47:19 joe Exp $
Authored By Timothy Gerard Endres, time@dotfile.com
This work been placed into the public domain.