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title: ParseTarHeaderOptions
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# ParseTarHeaderOptions

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## Summary

Options for parsing tar headers.

## Signature

```ts
interface ParseTarHeaderOptions {
  allowUnknownFormat?: boolean;
  filenameEncoding?: string;
}

```

## Properties

### allowUnknownFormat

Set `false` to disallow unknown header formats.

### filenameEncoding

The label (encoding) for filenames.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Encoding_API/Encodings)