Xar (Extensible Archive)
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'''xar''' (eXtensible ARchive) is an open-source archive format which stores its directory information and other metadata in the form of [[XML]]. | '''xar''' (eXtensible ARchive) is an open-source archive format which stores its directory information and other metadata in the form of [[XML]]. | ||
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== Format info == | == Format info == | ||
* [http://code.google.com/p/xar/wiki/xarformat Format of a xar archive] | * [http://code.google.com/p/xar/wiki/xarformat Format of a xar archive] | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
| + | * [[Konvertor]] | ||
| + | * [http://code.google.com/p/xar/downloads/list xar project software] | ||
| + | ** [http://code.google.com/p/xar/wiki/API_xar API documentation] | ||
| + | * [[7-Zip]] | ||
| + | * [[Unar]] | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xar xar] | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|archive/xar}} | ||
== Other links == | == Other links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:xar (archiver)|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:xar (archiver)|Wikipedia article]] | ||
* [http://code.google.com/p/xar/ Official site] | * [http://code.google.com/p/xar/ Official site] | ||
| − | * | + | ** [http://code.google.com/p/xar/wiki/whyxar Why xar is interesting] |
| − | * [http://code.google.com/p/xar/wiki/whyxar Why xar is interesting] | + | |
| + | [[Category:XML based file formats]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:50, 28 December 2023
- For other "Xar" formats, see the Xar disambiguation page.
xar (eXtensible ARchive) is an open-source archive format which stores its directory information and other metadata in the form of XML.
The file format starts with a short binary header (which begins with the "magic" sequence consisting of "xar!" expressed as a 32-bit integer made from the ASCII character representations (0x78617221) in network byte order (big-endian). This byte order is used for all multi-byte numbers in the binary portions of the file format.
After the header is the directory information and metadata in XML, using the UTF-8 character encoding.
The remainder of the file consists of the binary data of the archive contents, known as "The Heap".
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