Java

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. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Tar;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.UnixCompress;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Tar tar = new 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.setWriteFormat("gnu");

        // Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
        try {
            tar.addDirRoot("/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123");

            // First write a .tar, then compress to a .Z using UnixCompress.
            tar.writeTar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        UnixCompress uc = new UnixCompress();

        try {
            uc.compressFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar", "/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.Z");
            System.out.println("Success.");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
        }
    }
}