I'm experimenting with mtree support for bsdtar, which
led me to look for a definitive statement of "the
mtree format." Not finding one, I cobbled together
the attached draft by pulling details from the mtree.8 pages
for
FreeBSD and NetBSD and adding a few choice tidbits from
the source code.
I've also included my proposal for a "#mtree"
signature
at the beginning of any mtree file.
My goal is for this to become the defining document
for the mtree format across all current implementations.
In particular, I'm looking for comments from people
knowledgable about the existing mtree tools.
Feedback/comments appreciated,
Tim Kientzle
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