tar
v0.4.46 GrowingA 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.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 56d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (38.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
14.5M downloads in the last 30 days (483.8K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
38.2K crates depend on tar — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
tar has only 1 owner despite 38.2K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 11+ years old, tar hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include syn, proc-macro2, bollard, testcontainers-modules, gix-archive. When high-quality crates choose tar, it's a strong quality signal.
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