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TFileType

File type.

Declaration

Source position: libtar.pp line 136

type
  TFileType = (ftNormal,ftLink,ftSymbolicLink,ftCharacter,ftBlock,
             ftDirectory,ftFifo,ftContiguous,ftDumpDir,ftMultiVolume,
             ftVolumeHeader)

Values

Value Description
ftNormal Normal file.
ftLink Hard link.
ftSymbolicLink Symbolic link.
ftCharacter Character device file.
ftBlock Block device file.
ftDirectory Directory.
ftFifo FIFO file.
ftContiguous Contiguous file.
ftDumpDir List of files.
ftMultiVolume Multi-volume file part.
ftVolumeHeader Volume header, can appear only as first entry in the archive.

Description

TFileType describes the file type of a file in the archive. It is used in the FileType field of the TTarDirRec record.

See also

Name Description
TTarDirRec Tar Directory entry.
TTarPermissions Complete set of permissions for file.
TTarModes Full set of modes.