coding of filenames in .tar archive

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#233 coding of filenames in .tar archive

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Updated: 2012-12-07

Created: 2004-05-03

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When showing the contents of a .tar archive, the non-
ascii characters in file names
are interpreted as they are in DOS coding:

actual file name: Vyöhyke.idm

shown as: Vy÷hyke.idm

Pavel Grozman
pavel@rixtele.com

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Igor Pavlov - 2004-05-03

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What is correct encoding for TAR?

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Nobody/Anonymous - 2004-05-03

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When I extract the file with GNU tar, it is decompressed with
correct name, Vyhyke.idm.
When I open the tar archive as a text in Winwows XP, I see
the correct name.
When I open the tar archive as a text usin DOS edit
command, I see Vyhyke.idm.
When I list the archive in DOS window using tar -t, it is
shown as Vy\/66hyke.idm

Pavel Grozman
pavel@rixtele.com

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