XAR (Executable Archive)

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'''XAR''' (eXecutable ARchive), or '''XARs''', is a self-contained executable/archive file format developed by [[Facebook]].
 
'''XAR''' (eXecutable ARchive), or '''XARs''', is a self-contained executable/archive file format developed by [[Facebook]].
  
A XAR file can contain a program (e.g. a [[Python]] script), along with that program's dependencies, and any other required data. When executed, it mounts a [[SquashFS]] filesystem.
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A XAR file can contain a program (e.g. a [[Python]] script), along with that program's dependencies, and any other required data. When executed, it mounts a [[Squashfs]] filesystem.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* https://github.com/facebookincubator/xar/
 
* https://github.com/facebookincubator/xar/
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 10 February 2019

File Format
Name XAR (Executable Archive)
Ontology
Extension(s) .xar
Released 2018

XAR (eXecutable ARchive), or XARs, is a self-contained executable/archive file format developed by Facebook.

A XAR file can contain a program (e.g. a Python script), along with that program's dependencies, and any other required data. When executed, it mounts a Squashfs filesystem.

[edit] Identification

A XAR file apparently begins with ASCII "#!/usr/bin/env xarexec_fuse" (see shebang), or something similar.

[edit] Links

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