Use buffer-swap-text to separate summary and raw data. (tar-header-offset): Remove. (tar-parse-info, tar-header-offset, tar-file-name-coding-system): Not permanent any more. (tar-data-buffer): New var. (tar-data-swapped-p, tar-change-major-mode-hook) (tar-mode-kill-buffer-hook): New funs. (tar-untar-buffer, tar-summarize-buffer, tar-mode, tar-mode-revert) (tar-extract, tar-copy, tar-expunge-internal, tar-expunge) (tar-clear-modification-flags, tar-alter-one-field) (tar-subfile-save-buffer, tar-pad-to-blocksize, tar-mode-write-file): Change accordingly.