(Swift) Untar a .tar Archive

Untar a .tar archive.

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

    // Untar a .tar archive.
    let tar = CkoTar()!

    var fileCount: Int

    // Untar into c:/temp/untarDir.  The directory tree(s) contained
    // within the TAR archive will be re-created rooted at this
    // directory.
    tar.untarFromDir = "/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.noAbsolutePaths = true

    fileCount = tar.untar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar").intValue
    if fileCount < 0 {
        print("\(tar.lastErrorText!)")
    }
    else {
        print("Untarred \(fileCount) files and directories")
    }


}