This is the README file for Archive::Tar, the Perl module for creation and manipulation of tar files. This is version 0.05. For changes since previous versions, see the POD documentation in the Tar.pm file. This module uses no C-coded parts in itself, but it will try to use the Compress::Zlib module to read and write gzipped tarfiles. Archive::Tar will still work without Zlib, it will just complain a little bit (and, of course, not be able to use compression). If you use this module at all, please mail me (calle@lysator.liu.se) and tell me what you think of it. 14 July 1997, Calle Dybedahl