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A Rust implementation of a TAR file reader and writer. This library does not currently handle compression, but it is abstract over all I/O readers and writers. Additionally, great lengths are taken to ensure that the entire contents are never required to be entirely resident in memory all at once.

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tartarfileencoding
github.com/composefs/tar-rsMITAlex Crichton5.6M / week741 · 255 forks · 88 contributors
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Compares against 0.4.46 (latest stable)
Latest Stable0.4.46May 18, 2026
Release cadenceEvery 4 months
Last releaseMay 18, 2026
Open advisories0
Changelog quality2% curated
GitHub Releases, gaps for some releases
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tar 0.3 → 0.40.3.4 → 0.4.46May 18, 2026 UnknownSecurity5New1Changed3Other4tar 0.2 → 0.30.2.14 → 0.3.4Feb 17, 2016 Unknowntar 0.1 → 0.20.1.11 → 0.2.14Jun 13, 2015 Unknowntar 0.0 → 0.10.0.3 → 0.1.11Feb 20, 2015 Unknown
VersionChannelDateChangesSecurity
0.4.46 StableMay 18, 2026Security2New1Changed3Other4Fix0.4.45 StableMar 19, 2026Security2Fix0.4.44 StableFeb 22, 2025No notes published0.4.43 StableNov 2, 2024No notes published0.4.42 StableSep 25, 2024No notes published0.4.41 StableJun 4, 2024No notes published0.4.40 StableAug 7, 2023No changes listed0.4.39 StableJul 13, 2023No changes listed0.4.38 StableDec 14, 2021No changes listed0.4.37 StableAug 12, 2021No changes listed0.4.36 StableAug 10, 2021No changes listedFix0.4.35 StableMay 27, 2021No changes listed0.4.34 StableMay 27, 2021No changes listed0.4.33 StableFeb 19, 2021No changes listed0.4.32 StableJan 25, 2021No changes listed0.4.31 StableJan 25, 2021No changes listed0.4.30 StableAug 31, 2020No notes published0.4.29 StableJun 16, 2020No notes published0.4.28 StableMay 22, 2020No notes published0.4.27 StableMay 20, 2020No notes published