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diff --git a/archivers/star/pkg-descr b/archivers/star/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8694c6e --- /dev/null +++ b/archivers/star/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Star is the fastest known implementation of a tar archiver. Star +development started 1982, development is still in progress. The +current version is stable. + +Main advantages over other tar implementations: + fifo - keeps the tape streaming. + pattern matcher - for a convenient user interface + sophisticated diff - user tailorable interface for comparing tar + archives against file trees + no namelen limitation - Pathnames up to 1024 Bytes may be archived. + deals with all 3 times - stores/restores all 3 times of a file + does not clobber files - more recent copies on disk will not be + clobbered from tape + automatic byte swap - star automatically detects swapped archives + automatic format detect - automatically detects archive formats: + Old tar, gnu tar, ansi tar, star. + fully ansi compatible - Star is fully ANSI/Posix 1003.1 compatible. + +Author: Joerg Schilling <js@cs.tu-berlin.de> +Please mail bugs and suggestions to him. |
