Java

Untar a .tar Archive

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Untar a .tar archive. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Tar;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // Untar a .tar archive.
        Tar tar = new Tar();

        // Untar into c:/temp/untarDir.  The directory tree(s) contained
        // within the TAR archive will be re-created rooted at this
        // directory.
        tar.setUntarFromDir("/Users/chilkat/temp/untarDir");

        // If any filepaths within the Tar archive are absolute,
        // automatically make them relative by removing the first
        // forward or backward slash.  This protects from untarring
        // files to unexpected locations.
        tar.setNoAbsolutePaths(true);

        int fileCount = tar.untar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar");
        if (fileCount < 0) {
            System.out.println(tar.getLastErrorText());
        } else {
            System.out.println("Untarred " + fileCount + " files and directories");
        }
    }
}