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diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/untar/README b/cpukit/libmisc/untar/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..24c9e7fa62 --- /dev/null +++ b/cpukit/libmisc/untar/README @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# +# +# untar information +# +# Author: Jake Janovetz 7.6.1999 +# +# $Id$ +# + +untar.c contains two procedures for extracting files from a UNIX +tar file: + + int Untar_FromMemory(unsigned char *tar_buf, unsigned long size); + int Untar_FromFile(char *tar_name); + +Untar_FromMemory(...) takes its input from a chunk of allocated memory. +This is particularly useful when the tar is stored in Flash memory or +comes from the FTP daemon by way of a hook. + +Untar_FromFile(...) is identical except the source is from an existing +file. The fully qualified filename is passed through char *tar_name. + + + +BUGS: Please email janovetz@uiuc.edu +----- |