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title: parseTarHeader
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# parseTarHeader

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## Summary

Parses a tar header block.

## Signature

```ts
function parseTarHeader(
  block: Uint8Array,
  options: ParseTarHeaderOptions,
): TarHeader;

```

## Params

### block

The tar header block

### options

Options that control how the header is parsed

## Returns

The parsed tar header