[TUHS] Anyone have a copy of POSIX.1 (IEEE 1003.1-1988) draft 6?

[Clem Cole via TUHS]

Jim McGinnis and I wrote that chapter originally. I may have a copy in old
masscomp files.  I can send you a scan of the actual approved standard.  I
don’t  remember any changes wrt the format itself, only the English text.

Sent from a handheld expect more typos than usual


On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM David Anderson via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org>
wrote:

> A friend is digging into the history of the tar format and its variations.
> The GNU tar format originates from a non-compliant variation of POSIX
> ustar, which appears to have been inherited from John Gilmore's pdtar. And
> according to pdtar's source code, draft 6 of POSIX.1-1988 was the reference
> used to implement ustar. Thus, it would be interesting to peruse draft 6,
> and see if the variations stem from later changes to ustar, or ambiguities
> in the draft's wording, or what.
>
> Anyone happen to have an old printout or digital copy of that draft lying
> around? Allegedly the draft would have been in circulation circa 1985-1986.
>
> Cheers,
> - Dave
>