(PowerShell) Untar a .tar Archive

Untar a .tar archive.

Download: Chilkat .NET Assemblies

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("C:\myAssemblies\ChilkatDotNet2.dll")

#  Important: It is helpful to send the contents of the
#  tar.LastErrorText property when requesting support.

#  Untar a .tar archive.
$tar = New-Object Chilkat.Tar

#  Any string automatically begins the 30-day trial.
$success = $tar.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($tar.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  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 = $tar.Untar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar")
if ($fileCount -lt 0) {
    $($tar.LastErrorText)
}
else {
    $("Untarred " + $fileCount + " files and directories")
}