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=== File names === Due to the [[Tar_(computing)#Header|field size]], the original TAR format was unable to store file paths and names in excess of 100 characters. To overcome this problem while maintaining [[backwards compatibility|readability by existing TAR utilities]], GNU tar stores file paths and names in excess of the 100 characters are stored in <code>@LongLink</code> entries that would be seen as ordinary files by TAR utilities unaware of this feature.<ref>[https://github.com/gitGNU/gnu_tar/blob/master/src/create.c#L546 gnu_tar/src/create.c at master 路 gitGNU/gnu_tar 路 GitHub], line 546</ref> Similarly, the [[Tar (computing)#POSIX.1-2001/pax|PAX]] format uses <code>PaxHeaders</code> entries.<ref>[https://github.com/openbsd/src/blob/8df76133309eacd4092b091ee0504adb842322a5/bin/pax/tar.c#L1066 src/bin/pax/tar.c at 8df76133309eacd4092b091ee0504adb842322a5 路 openbsd/src 路 GitHub], line 1066</ref>
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