initial check-in, version 0.5.0
diff --git a/include/tar.h b/include/tar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be58984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/tar.h
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+#ifndef _TAR_H
+#define _TAR_H
+
+#define TSUID 04000
+#define TSGID 02000
+#define TSVTX 01000
+#define TUREAD 00400
+#define TUWRITE 00200
+#define TUEXEC 00100
+#define TGREAD 00040
+#define TGWRITE 00020
+#define TGEXEC 00010
+#define TOREAD 00004
+#define TOWRITE 00002
+#define TOEXEC 00001
+
+#define REGTYPE '0'
+#define AREGTYPE '\0'
+#define LNKTYPE '1'
+#define SYMTYPE '2'
+#define CHRTYPE '3'
+#define BLKTYPE '4'
+#define DIRTYPE '5'
+#define FIFOTYPE '6'
+#define CONTTYPE '7'
+
+#define TMAGIC "ustar"
+#define TMAGLEN 6
+
+#define TVERSION "00"
+#define TVERSLEN 2
+
+#endif