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.TH "tar" n 0\&.13 tcllib "Tar file handling"
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.SH NAME
tar \- Tar file creation, extraction & manipulation
.SH SYNOPSIS
package require \fBTcl 8\&.5 9\fR
.sp
package require \fBtar ?0\&.13?\fR
.sp
\fB::tar::contents\fR \fItarball\fR ?\fB-chan\fR? ?\fB-gzip\fR?
.sp
\fB::tar::stat\fR \fItarball\fR ?file? ?\fB-chan\fR? ?\fB-gzip\fR?
.sp
\fB::tar::untar\fR \fItarball\fR \fIargs\fR
.sp
\fB::tar::get\fR \fItarball\fR \fIfileName\fR ?\fB-chan\fR? ?\fB-gzip\fR?
.sp
\fB::tar::create\fR \fItarball\fR \fIfiles\fR \fIargs\fR
.sp
\fB::tar::add\fR \fItarball\fR \fIfiles\fR \fIargs\fR
.sp
\fB::tar::remove\fR \fItarball\fR \fIfiles\fR
.sp
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fINote\fR: Starting with version 0\&.8 the tar reader commands
(contents, stats, get, untar) support the GNU LongName extension (header type
\'L') for large paths\&.
.PP
.SH BEWARE
For all commands, when using \fB-chan\fR \&.\&.\&.
.IP [1]
It is assumed that the channel was opened for reading, and configured for
binary input\&.
.IP [2]
It is assumed that the channel position is at the beginning of a legal
tar file\&.
.IP [3]
The commands will \fImodify\fR the channel position as they perform their
task\&.
.IP [4]
The commands will \fInot\fR close the channel\&.
.IP [5]
In other words, the commands leave the channel in a state very likely
unsuitable for use by further \fBtar\fR commands\&. Still doing so will
very likely results in errors, bad data, etc\&. pp\&.
.IP [6]
It is the responsibility of the user to seek the channel back to a
suitable position\&.
.IP [7]
When using a channel transformation which is not generally seekable, for
example \fBgunzip\fR, then it is the responsibility of the user to (a)
unstack the transformation before seeking the channel back to a suitable
position, and (b) for restacking it after\&.
.PP
Regarding support for gzip compression:
.IP [1]
Errors are thrown when attempting to read from compressed tar archives
while compression support (i\&.e\&. \fB::zlib\fR) is not available\&.
.IP [2]
Errors are thrown when attempting to read an uncompressed tar archive
when compression is requested by the user (\fB-gzip\fR)\&.
.sp
No errors are thrown when attempting to read a compressed tar archive
when compression was not requested, and is supported\&. In that case the
commands automatically activate the code handling the compression\&.
.IP [3]
Errors are thrown when attempting to edit compressed tar archives\&.
See the commands \fBtar::add\fR, and \fBtar::remove\fR\&.
This is not supported\&.
.IP [4]
Creation of compressed tar archives however is supported, as this
sequentially writes the archive, allowing for streaming compression\&.
.PP
.SH COMMANDS
.TP
\fB::tar::contents\fR \fItarball\fR ?\fB-chan\fR? ?\fB-gzip\fR?
Returns a list of the files contained in \fItarball\fR\&. The order is not sorted and depends on the order
files were stored in the archive\&.
.sp
If the option \fB-chan\fR is present \fItarball\fR is interpreted as an open channel\&.
It is assumed that the channel was opened for reading, and configured for binary input\&.
The command will \fInot\fR close the channel\&.
.TP
\fB::tar::stat\fR \fItarball\fR ?file? ?\fB-chan\fR? ?\fB-gzip\fR?
Returns a nested dict containing information on the named ?file? in \fItarball\fR,
or all files if none is specified\&. The top level are pairs of filename and info\&. The info is a dict with the keys
"\fBmode\fR \fBuid\fR \fBgid\fR \fBsize\fR \fBmtime\fR \fBtype\fR \fBlinkname\fR \fBuname\fR \fBgname\fR
\fBdevmajor\fR \fBdevminor\fR"
.CS


% ::tar::stat tarball\&.tar
foo\&.jpg {mode 0644 uid 1000 gid 0 size 7580 mtime 811903867 type file linkname {} uname user gname wheel devmajor 0 devminor 0}

.CE
.sp
If the option \fB-chan\fR is present \fItarball\fR is interpreted as an open channel\&.
It is assumed that the channel was opened for reading, and configured for binary input\&.
The command will \fInot\fR close the channel\&.
.TP
\fB::tar::untar\fR \fItarball\fR \fIargs\fR
Extracts \fItarball\fR\&. \fI-file\fR and \fI-glob\fR limit the extraction
to files which exactly match or pattern match the given argument\&. No error is
thrown if no files match\&. Returns a list of filenames extracted and the file
size\&. The size will be null for non regular files\&. Leading path seperators are
stripped so paths will always be relative\&.
.RS
.TP
\fB-dir\fR dirName
Directory to extract to\&. Uses \fBpwd\fR if none is specified
.TP
\fB-file\fR fileName
Only extract the file with this name\&. The name is matched against the complete path
stored in the archive including directories\&.
.TP
\fB-glob\fR pattern
Only extract files patching this glob style pattern\&. The pattern is matched against the complete path
stored in the archive\&.
.TP
\fB-nooverwrite\fR
Dont overwrite files that already exist
.TP
\fB-nomtime\fR
Leave the file modification time as the current time instead of setting it to the value in the archive\&.
.TP
\fB-noperms\fR
In Unix, leave the file permissions as the current umask instead of setting them to the values in the archive\&.
.TP
\fB-chan\fR
If this option is present \fItarball\fR is interpreted as an open channel\&.
It is assumed that the channel was opened for reading, and configured for binary input\&.
The command will \fInot\fR close the channel\&.
.RE
.sp
.CS


% foreach {file size} [::tar::untar tarball\&.tar -glob *\&.jpg] {
puts "Extracted $file ($size bytes)"
}

.CE
.TP
\fB::tar::get\fR \fItarball\fR \fIfileName\fR ?\fB-chan\fR? ?\fB-gzip\fR?
Returns the contents of \fIfileName\fR from the \fItarball\fR\&.
.sp
.CS


% set readme [::tar::get tarball\&.tar doc/README] {
% puts $readme
}

.CE
.sp
If the option \fB-chan\fR is present \fItarball\fR is
interpreted as an open channel\&.  It is assumed that the channel was
opened for reading, and configured for binary input\&.  The command will
\fInot\fR close the channel\&.
.sp
An error is thrown when \fIfileName\fR is not found in the tar
archive\&.
.TP
\fB::tar::create\fR \fItarball\fR \fIfiles\fR \fIargs\fR
Creates a new tar file containing the \fIfiles\fR\&. \fIfiles\fR must be specified
as a single argument which is a proper list of filenames\&.
.RS
.TP
\fB-dereference\fR
Normally \fBcreate\fR will store links as an actual link pointing at a file that may
or may not exist in the archive\&. Specifying this option will cause the actual file point to
by the link to be stored instead\&.
.TP
\fB-chan\fR
If this option is present \fItarball\fR is interpreted as an open channel\&.
It is assumed that the channel was opened for writing, and configured for binary output\&.
The command will \fInot\fR close the channel\&.
.RE
.sp
.CS


% ::tar::create new\&.tar [glob -nocomplain file*]
% ::tar::contents new\&.tar
file1 file2 file3

.CE
.TP
\fB::tar::add\fR \fItarball\fR \fIfiles\fR \fIargs\fR
Appends \fIfiles\fR to the end of the existing \fItarball\fR\&. \fIfiles\fR must be specified
as a single argument which is a proper list of filenames\&.
.RS
.TP
\fB-dereference\fR
Normally \fBadd\fR will store links as an actual link pointing at a file that may
or may not exist in the archive\&. Specifying this option will cause the actual file point to
by the link to be stored instead\&.
.TP
\fB-prefix\fR string
Normally \fBadd\fR will store files under exactly the name specified as
argument\&. Specifying a ?-prefix? causes the \fIstring\fR to be
prepended to every name\&.
.TP
\fB-quick\fR
The only sure way to find the position in the \fItarball\fR where new
files can be added is to read it from start, but if \fItarball\fR was
written with a "blocksize" of 1 (as this package does) then one can
alternatively find this position by seeking from the end\&. The
?-quick? option tells \fBadd\fR to do the latter\&.
.RE
.sp
.TP
\fB::tar::remove\fR \fItarball\fR \fIfiles\fR
Removes \fIfiles\fR from the \fItarball\fR\&. No error will result if the file does not exist in the
tarball\&. Directory write permission and free disk space equivalent to at least the size of the tarball
will be needed\&.
.CS


% ::tar::remove new\&.tar {file2 file3}
% ::tar::contents new\&.tar
file3

.CE
.PP
.SH "BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK"
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems\&.
Please report such in the category \fItar\fR of the
\fITcllib Trackers\fR [http://core\&.tcl\&.tk/tcllib/reportlist]\&.
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation\&.
.PP
When proposing code changes, please provide \fIunified diffs\fR,
i\&.e the output of \fBdiff -u\fR\&.
.PP
Note further that \fIattachments\fR are strongly preferred over
inlined patches\&. Attachments can be made by going to the \fBEdit\fR
form of the ticket immediately after its creation, and then using the
left-most button in the secondary navigation bar\&.
.SH KEYWORDS
archive, tape archive, tar
.SH CATEGORY
File formats
