xar (archiver)
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| Filename extension | .xar |
|---|---|
| Magic number | xar! |
| Type of format | archive file format |
| Extended from | XML, gzip |
| Website | code.google.com/p/xar/ |
Xar (short for eXtensible ARchive format) is an open source file archiver and the archiver’s file format. It was created within the OpenDarwin project and is used in Mac OS X 10.5 for software installation routines, as well as browser extensions in Safari 5.0. Xar replaced the use of gzipped pax files.[1]
One development branch of RPM, RPM5, uses xar.[2]
/etc/magic [edit]
The following code snippet shows the magic number, in the /etc/magic format of the Unix file program:
#------------------------------------------------------------- # file(1) magic(5) data for xar archive file format 0 string xar! xar - eXtensible ARchiver archive >6 beshort x - version %d
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Xar homepage
- Why xar is interesting – Lists the advantages of xar.
- Diagram of the data structure of a Xar file
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