Tar(String,Boolean,String[]) Method

Archives the specified files in the specified Tar archive, specifying whether the operation should be done recursively, and whether the Tar archive should be compressed with GZip.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Sub Tar( _
   ByVal tarFileName As String, _
   ByVal compressTar As Boolean, _
   ByVal ParamArray filesToTar() As String _
)

'Usage
 
Dim tarFileName As String
Dim compressTar As Boolean
Dim filesToTar() As String
 
QuickTar.Tar(tarFileName, compressTar, filesToTar)

public static void Tar( 
   string tarFileName,
   bool compressTar,
   params string[] filesToTar
)

Parameters

tarFileName: The full path of the Tar archive. Cannot be empty.
compressTar: Boolean value indicating whether the Tar archive should be compressed into a GZip file named "tarFileName".gz.
filesToTar: The list of file paths to add to the Tar archive. Must contain at least one file.

Remarks

This implementation of Tar is fully read/write compatible with the USTAR format. It is read compatible with GNU Tar archives whose entries do not use the header extensions of this format.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

QuickTar Class
QuickTar Members
Overload List