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Sample TAR file
A USTAR tar archive with three files, including one in a subdirectory.
↓ Download valid.tar| Filename | valid.tar |
| Format | TAR |
| Size | 4.0 KB (4,096 bytes) |
| MIME type | application/x-tar |
| SHA-256 | 10423077ca0e6bd4595013c517de17a831309c3c0fa9c79bb3c2f01d46e2ee7c |
What this file catchesTar handling as distinct from zip: no central directory, 512-byte headers, octal size fields. Catches code that assumes "archive" means zip.
Download & verify
curl -fsSL -o "valid.tar" "https://files.hexaqa.com/archive/valid.tar"
curl -fsSL "https://files.hexaqa.com/archive/valid.tar" | sha256sum
# expect: 10423077ca0e6bd4595013c517de17a831309c3c0fa9c79bb3c2f01d46e2ee7c