Extract GZIP

A TGZ file, also known as a "tarball," is a file format that combines multiple files and directories into a single archive. The name "TGZ" is derived from its two main components: "TAR," which stands for "Tape Archive," and "GZ," which represents the GZIP compression used to compress the tar archive.

Below is an example of how to use the ExtractArchiveToDirectory method of the IronGZipArchive class to extract the contents from a TGZ file. The 'output.tgz' file we created earlier is first archived using tar and then compressed with GZIP compression.

using IronGZip;
// Make sure to reference the IronGZip library in your project

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Path to the TGZ file
        string tgzFilePath = "output.tgz";

        // Directory where the contents will be extracted
        string extractionPath = "extracted_content";

        // Create an instance of IronGZipArchive
        IronGZipArchive archive = new IronGZipArchive();

        // Extract the tgz archive to the specified directory
        archive.ExtractArchiveToDirectory(tgzFilePath, extractionPath);

        // Inform the user that extraction is complete
        Console.WriteLine("Extraction complete. Files are located at: " + extractionPath);
    }
}

using IronGZip;
// Make sure to reference the IronGZip library in your project

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Path to the TGZ file
        string tgzFilePath = "output.tgz";

        // Directory where the contents will be extracted
        string extractionPath = "extracted_content";

        // Create an instance of IronGZipArchive
        IronGZipArchive archive = new IronGZipArchive();

        // Extract the tgz archive to the specified directory
        archive.ExtractArchiveToDirectory(tgzFilePath, extractionPath);

        // Inform the user that extraction is complete
        Console.WriteLine("Extraction complete. Files are located at: " + extractionPath);
    }
}

Imports IronGZip
' Make sure to reference the IronGZip library in your project

Friend Class Program
	Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
		' Path to the TGZ file
		Dim tgzFilePath As String = "output.tgz"

		' Directory where the contents will be extracted
		Dim extractionPath As String = "extracted_content"

		' Create an instance of IronGZipArchive
		Dim archive As New IronGZipArchive()

		' Extract the tgz archive to the specified directory
		archive.ExtractArchiveToDirectory(tgzFilePath, extractionPath)

		' Inform the user that extraction is complete
		Console.WriteLine("Extraction complete. Files are located at: " & extractionPath)
	End Sub
End Class

Explanation:

1. Namespace Usage: The using IronGZip; directive includes the IronGZip library, ensuring you can utilize its classes and methods.

2. Variable Declarations:

   • tgzFilePath holds the path to the TGZ file you intend to extract.
   • extractionPath is the directory where the extracted files will be stored.

3. Archive Extraction:

   • An instance of IronGZipArchive called archive is created, which contains the method ExtractArchiveToDirectory.
   • The ExtractArchiveToDirectory method takes two arguments: the path to the TGZ file and the directory path for extraction.
4. Completion Message:
   • Once the extraction is finished, a message is printed to the console, notifying the user of the extraction completion and the location of the extracted content.