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Create TAR BZ2 Compressed Archive (.tar.bz2, .tbz, .tbz2, .tb2)

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Demonstrates how to create a compressed TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. This example creates a compressed archive using BZip2 compression. The typical file extensions used are .tar.bz2, .tbz2, .tbz, or .tb2.

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var tar = new chilkat.Tar();

    //  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.WriteFormat = "gnu";

    //  Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
    success = tar.AddDirRoot("/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(tar.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Create the compressed TAR archive using BZip2.
    //  Note: You may use UNC paths, absolute, or relative paths.
    success = tar.WriteTarBz2("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.bz2");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(tar.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();