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@c This file is distributed under GFDL 1.1 or any later version
@c published by the Free Software Foundation.
member name. One way this situation can occur is if more than one
version of a file has been stored in the archive. For information
about adding new versions of a file to an archive, see @ref{update}.
member name. One way this situation can occur is if more than one
version of a file has been stored in the archive. For information
about adding new versions of a file to an archive, see @ref{update}.
In addition to entries describing archive members, an archive may
contain entries which @command{tar} itself uses to store information.
In addition to entries describing archive members, an archive may
contain entries which @command{tar} itself uses to store information.
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The @code{mode} field provides nine bits specifying file permissions
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The @code{mode} field provides nine bits specifying file permissions
(@dfn{sticky}) modes. Values for these bits are defined above.
When special permissions are required to create a file with a given
mode, and the user restoring files from the archive does not hold such
(@dfn{sticky}) modes. Values for these bits are defined above.
When special permissions are required to create a file with a given
mode, and the user restoring files from the archive does not hold such
group permission could be copied from the @emph{other} permission.
The @code{uid} and @code{gid} fields are the numeric user and group
group permission could be copied from the @emph{other} permission.
The @code{uid} and @code{gid} fields are the numeric user and group
-ID of the file owners, respectively. If the operating system does
-not support numeric user or group IDs, these fields should be ignored.
+@acronym{ID} of the file owners, respectively. If the operating system does
+not support numeric user or group @acronym{ID}s, these fields should
+be ignored.
The @code{mtime} field is the data modification time of the file at
the time it was archived. It is the ASCII representation of the octal
The @code{mtime} field is the data modification time of the file at
the time it was archived. It is the ASCII representation of the octal
the P1003 archive format. If this field contains @code{TMAGIC},
the @code{uname} and @code{gname} fields will contain the ASCII
representation of the owner and group of the file respectively.
the P1003 archive format. If this field contains @code{TMAGIC},
the @code{uname} and @code{gname} fields will contain the ASCII
representation of the owner and group of the file respectively.
the @code{uid} and @code{gid} fields.
For references, see ISO/IEC 9945-1:1990 or IEEE Std 1003.1-1990, pages
the @code{uid} and @code{gid} fields.
For references, see ISO/IEC 9945-1:1990 or IEEE Std 1003.1-1990, pages