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Untar a .tar Archive

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Untar a .tar archive. Zig

const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    // Untar a .tar archive.
    const tar = try chilkat.Tar.init();
    defer tar.deinit();

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

    const file_count = tar.untar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar");
    if (file_count < 0) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try tar.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
    } else {
        std.debug.print("Untarred {d} files and directories\n", .{file_count});
    }
}