Extract TAR
TAR files are often used in conjunction with GZIP and BZIP2 for their compression capabilities. By itself, TAR is simply a file archiver with no compression capability.
To extract files from a TAR archive, you can make use of the ExtractArchiveToDirectory method of the IronTarArchive class.
using System;
using IronIron;
public class TarExtractor
{
// Method to extract a tar archive to a specified directory
public static void ExtractTarArchive(string tarFilePath, string destinationDirectory)
{
try
{
// Create a new instance of the IronTarArchive class
IronTarArchive tarArchive = new IronTarArchive(tarFilePath);
// Extract all files in the specified Tar archive to the destination directory
tarArchive.ExtractArchiveToDirectory(destinationDirectory);
Console.WriteLine("Extraction complete.");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Print any error messages that occur during extraction process
Console.WriteLine($"An error occurred during extraction: {ex.Message}");
}
}
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
if (args.Length != 2)
{
Console.WriteLine("Usage: TarExtractor <tarFilePath> <destinationDirectory>");
return;
}
// Get the file path and destination directory from command line arguments
string tarFilePath = args[0];
string destinationDirectory = args[1];
// Call the method to extract the tar archive
ExtractTarArchive(tarFilePath, destinationDirectory);
}
}using System;
using IronIron;
public class TarExtractor
{
// Method to extract a tar archive to a specified directory
public static void ExtractTarArchive(string tarFilePath, string destinationDirectory)
{
try
{
// Create a new instance of the IronTarArchive class
IronTarArchive tarArchive = new IronTarArchive(tarFilePath);
// Extract all files in the specified Tar archive to the destination directory
tarArchive.ExtractArchiveToDirectory(destinationDirectory);
Console.WriteLine("Extraction complete.");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Print any error messages that occur during extraction process
Console.WriteLine($"An error occurred during extraction: {ex.Message}");
}
}
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
if (args.Length != 2)
{
Console.WriteLine("Usage: TarExtractor <tarFilePath> <destinationDirectory>");
return;
}
// Get the file path and destination directory from command line arguments
string tarFilePath = args[0];
string destinationDirectory = args[1];
// Call the method to extract the tar archive
ExtractTarArchive(tarFilePath, destinationDirectory);
}
}Imports System
Imports IronIron
Public Class TarExtractor
' Method to extract a tar archive to a specified directory
Public Shared Sub ExtractTarArchive(ByVal tarFilePath As String, ByVal destinationDirectory As String)
Try
' Create a new instance of the IronTarArchive class
Dim tarArchive As New IronTarArchive(tarFilePath)
' Extract all files in the specified Tar archive to the destination directory
tarArchive.ExtractArchiveToDirectory(destinationDirectory)
Console.WriteLine("Extraction complete.")
Catch ex As Exception
' Print any error messages that occur during extraction process
Console.WriteLine($"An error occurred during extraction: {ex.Message}")
End Try
End Sub
Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
If args.Length <> 2 Then
Console.WriteLine("Usage: TarExtractor <tarFilePath> <destinationDirectory>")
Return
End If
' Get the file path and destination directory from command line arguments
Dim tarFilePath As String = args(0)
Dim destinationDirectory As String = args(1)
' Call the method to extract the tar archive
ExtractTarArchive(tarFilePath, destinationDirectory)
End Sub
End ClassKey Points of the Code:
Namespace and Library: Ensure that you have the necessary library (e.g.,
IronIron) referenced in your project for handling TAR archives. This script outlines the structure for a C# console application that extracts TAR files.Error Handling: The use of
try-catchblocks is crucial for gracefully handling any potential exceptions that might occur during file extraction, such as file not found errors or issues accessing the destination directory.Command-line Arguments: The
Mainmethod checks that exactly two command line arguments are passed, which are the TAR file path and the destination directory.- IronTarArchive Class: Assumes that the
IronTarArchiveclass has methods available for opening a TAR file and extracting its contents to a specified directory.
