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 JTar is a simple Java Tar library, that provides an easy way to create and read tar files using IO streams. The API is very simple to use and similar to the java.util.zip package.
 
 ## Usage
-Below are some examples of jtar
+JTar is available in maven central and can be added as a dependency in the maven project.
+<pre><code>
+  &lt;dependency&gt;
+    &lt;groupId&gt;org.kamranzafar&lt;/groupId&gt;
+    &lt;artifactId&gt;jtar&lt;/artifactId&gt;
+    &lt;version&gt;2.0.1&lt;/version&gt;
+  &lt;/dependency&gt;
+</code></pre>
+
+Below are some examples of using jtar in applications
 
 ### Tar example - using TarOutputStream
 <pre><code>