Lua

Create TAR Archive

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Demonstrates how to create a TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local tar = chilkat.Tar.new()

tar.verbose_logging = true

-- 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.write_format = "gnu"

-- Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
local success = tar:add_dir_root("/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123")
if not success then
    print(tar.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Create the TAR archive.
-- Note: You may use UNC paths, absolute, or relative paths.
success = tar:write_tar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar")
if not success then
    print(tar.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("Success.")