Lua

Create .taz, .tar.Z TAR Archive

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Demonstrates how to create a compressed TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. This example creates a compressed archive using Unix "Z" compression. The typical file extensions used are .tar.Z and .taz. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

local tar = chilkat.Tar.new()

-- The TAR component will produce a  GNU tar 1.13.x format
-- archive by default.
-- It is also possible to create PAX -- POSIX 1003.1-2001 format
-- or USTAR -- POSIX 1003.1-1988 format.
-- Set the WriteFormat property to "gnu", "pax", or "ustar" to
-- choose the output TAR format:
tar.write_format = "gnu"

-- Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
local success = tar:add_dir_root("/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123")
if not success then
    print(tar.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- First write a .tar, then compress to a .Z using UnixCompress.
success = tar:write_tar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar")
if not success then
    print(tar.last_error_text)
    return
end

local uc = chilkat.UnixCompress.new()

success = uc:compress_file("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar", "/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.Z")
if not success then
    print(uc.last_error_text)
else
    print("Success.")
end