RFC 8493: The BagIt File Packaging Format (V1.0)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes BagIt, a set of hierarchical file layout conventions for storage and transfer of arbitrary digital content. A "bag" has just enough structure to enclose descriptive metadata "tags" and a file "payload" but does not require knowledge of the payload's internal semantics. This BagIt format is suitable for reliable storage and transfer.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8493
- Published
- October 2018
- Authors
- J. Kunze; J. Littman; E. Madden; J. Scancella; C. Adams
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- INDEPENDENT
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 25
- Also known as
- —
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