(Objective-C) Create .taz, .tar.Z TAR Archive

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.

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#import <CkoTar.h>
#import <CkoUnixCompress.h>

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

CkoTar *tar = [[CkoTar alloc] init];

// 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:
BOOL success = [tar AddDirRoot: @"/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",tar.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// First write a .tar, then compress to a .Z using UnixCompress.
success = [tar WriteTar: @"/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",tar.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

CkoUnixCompress *uc = [[CkoUnixCompress alloc] init];

success = [uc CompressFile: @"/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar" destPath: @"/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.Z"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",uc.LastErrorText);
}
else {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Success.");
}