// is not compatible with them. The GNU format supports
	// arbitrary file sizes, filenames of arbitrary encoding and length,
	// sparse files, and other features.
	//
	// It is recommended that PAX be chosen over GNU unless the target
	// application can only parse GNU formatted archives.
	//
	// Reference:
	//	https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/Standard.html
	FormatGNU

	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
		// Obtain a buffer to append to.
		b := w.AvailableBuffer()
		if w.Available() != cap(b) {
			t.Fatalf("Available() = %v, want %v", w.Available(), cap(b))
		}

		// While not recommended, it is valid to append to a shifted buffer.
		// This forces Write to copy the input.
		if rn.Intn(8) == 0 && cap(b) > 0 {
			b = b[1:1:cap(b)]
		}

		// Append a random integer of varying width.