diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 495791d..8d31cf2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		if(minitar_read_entry(&mp, &entry) == 0) { 
 			printf("%s\n", entry.metadata.path);
 		} else break;
-	} while(true);
+	} while(1);
 	minitar_close(&mp);
 }
 ```
diff --git a/examples/list.c b/examples/list.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8f85aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/list.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <minitar.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    if (argc == 1)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [file]\n", argv[0]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    struct minitar mp;
+    if (minitar_open(argv[1], &mp) != 0)
+    {
+        perror(argv[1]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    struct minitar_entry entry;
+    do {
+        if (minitar_read_entry(&mp, &entry) == 0) { printf("%s\n", entry.metadata.path); }
+        else
+            break;
+    } while (1);
+    minitar_close(&mp);
+}
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diff --git a/examples/untar.c b/examples/untar.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97bc363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/untar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/* Simple untar example for POSIX systems using minitar. */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <minitar.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+static int untar_file(const struct minitar_entry* entry, const void* buf)
+{
+    int fd = open(entry->metadata.path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_CLOEXEC, 0644);
+    if (fd < 0) return 1;
+
+    if (write(fd, buf, entry->metadata.size) < 0) return 1;
+
+    if (fchmod(fd, entry->metadata.mode) < 0) return 1;
+
+    return close(fd);
+}
+
+static int untar_directory(const struct minitar_entry* entry)
+{
+    if (mkdir(entry->metadata.path, entry->metadata.mode) < 0) return 1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    if (argc == 1)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [file]\n", argv[0]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    struct minitar mp;
+    if (minitar_open(argv[1], &mp) != 0)
+    {
+        perror(argv[1]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    struct minitar_entry entry;
+    do {
+        if (minitar_read_entry(&mp, &entry) == 0)
+        {
+            if (entry.metadata.type == MTAR_DIRECTORY)
+            {
+                int status = untar_directory(&entry);
+                if (status != 0)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create directory %s: %s\n", entry.metadata.path, strerror(errno));
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                printf("mkdir %s\n", entry.metadata.path);
+            }
+            else if (entry.metadata.type == MTAR_REGULAR)
+            {
+                char* ptr = (char*)malloc(entry.metadata.size);
+                if (!ptr)
+                {
+                    perror("malloc");
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                minitar_read_contents(&mp, &entry, ptr, entry.metadata.size);
+
+                int status = untar_file(&entry, ptr);
+
+                free(ptr);
+
+                if (status != 0)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to extract file %s: %s\n", entry.metadata.path, strerror(errno));
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                printf("untar %s\n", entry.metadata.path);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+            break;
+    } while (1);
+    minitar_close(&mp);
+}
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