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Handle GNUSparse archive entries
pppu May 2, 2026
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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Expand Up @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Categories Used:
### Bug Fixes

- Fix various panics not handled gracefully (https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/pull/950)
- Handle GNUSparse archive entries during tar decompression (https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/pull/975)

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/archive/tar.rs
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Expand Up @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn unpack_archive(reader: impl Read, output_folder: &Path) -> Result<u64> {

fs::hard_link(&full_target_path, &full_link_path)?;
}
tar::EntryType::Regular => {
tar::EntryType::Regular | tar::EntryType::GNUSparse => {
entry.unpack_in(output_folder)?;
}
tar::EntryType::Directory => {
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