# Using longfile with tar tasks

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/using-longfile-with-tar-tasks/2569>\
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**Created:** [April 2, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/using-longfile-with-tar-tasks/2569 "2012-04-02T18:12:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Philip\_Crotwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Philip\_Crotwell](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Philip_Crotwell)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/using-longfile-with-tar-tasks/2569/1 "2012-04-02T18:12:00Z")

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At some point long, long ago, I added longfile = ‘gnu’ to my Tar task, I think because I was hitting the 100 char file limit. This might have been back when gradle was using the Ant tar task under the hood.

I just noticed, via the deprecated dynamic properties warning, that there is no longer a “longfile” property on the Tar task.

So, is there support for long filenames in Tar? I am assuming so or I think I would have seen warnings. Hopefully this is automatic and I no longer need to worry about it?

Philip