Tar(String,Boolean,Boolean,Boolean,String[]) Method

Archives the specified files in the specified Tar archive, specifying whether existing files should be replaced and paths should be preserved, and whether the operation should be done recursively.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

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

'Usage
 
Dim tarFileName As String
Dim replaceExistingFiles As Boolean
Dim recursive As Boolean
Dim preservePaths As Boolean
Dim filesToTar() As String
 
QuickTar.Tar(tarFileName, replaceExistingFiles, recursive, preservePaths, filesToTar)

public static void Tar( 
   string tarFileName,
   bool replaceExistingFiles,
   bool recursive,
   bool preservePaths,
   params string[] filesToTar
)

Parameters

tarFileName: The full path of the Tar archive. Cannot be empty.
replaceExistingFiles: Boolean value indicating whether existing files should be replaced in the destination Tar archive.
recursive: Boolean value indicating whether files contained within sub-folders of filesToTar should be added to the Tar archive.
preservePaths: Boolean value indicating whether the directory structure should be preserved in the destination Tar archive.
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