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Decode and encode tar format files in pure OCaml

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Sources

tar-3.1.2.tbz
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tar — decode and encode tar files

tar is a simple library to read and write tar files with an emphasis on streaming.

This is pure OCaml code, no C bindings.

Installation

tar can be installed with opam:

opam install tar
opam install tar-unix    # for use in Unix/Lwt
opam install tar-mirage  # for use in MirageOS

If you don't use opam consult the tar.opam file for build instructions.

Example toplevel session

In utop:

utop # #require "tar";;
utop # #require "tar-unix";;

utop # let f = Lwt_unix.openfile "/tmp/foo.tar" [ Unix.O_RDONLY ] 0;;
val f : Lwt_unix.file_descr = <abstr>

utop # Lwt.bind f Tar_lwt_unix.Archive.list;;
[{Tar.Header.file_name = "_build/lib/tar.mli.depends";
  Tar.Header.file_mode = 420; Tar.Header.user_id = 1000;
  Tar.Header.group_id = 1000; Tar.Header.file_size = 21L;
  Tar.Header.mod_time = 1381080315L;
  Tar.Header.link_indicator = Tar.Header.Link.Normal;
  Tar.Header.link_name = ""};
 {Tar.Header.file_name = "_build/lib/tar_unix.mli.depends";
  Tar.Header.file_mode = 420; Tar.Header.user_id = 1000;
  Tar.Header.group_id = 1000; Tar.Header.file_size = 27L;
  Tar.Header.mod_time = 1381080318L;
  Tar.Header.link_indicator = Tar.Header.Link.Normal;
  Tar.Header.link_name = ""};
 {Tar.Header.file_name = "_build/lib/tar.mllib";
  Tar.Header.file_mode = ...; Tar.Header.user_id = ...;
  Tar.Header.group_id = ...; Tar.Header.file_size = ...;
  Tar.Header.mod_time = ...; Tar.Header.link_indicator = ...;
  Tar.Header.link_name = ...};
 ...]

Compressed tarball

The distribution gives a small implementation to create a tarball, a compressed archive. The software allows to list the contents of a given tarball. The compression is done with decompress. You can look at the project documentation for more information on how to compress.

Alternatively, it is possible to use the Tar_gz module which offers the same interface as Tar with compression.

Example users

This library is used by

  • xapi to read and write VM images;

  • obuilder to copy files extensively.

Documentation

The documentation and API reference is automatically generated by odoc from the interfaces. It can be consulted online.

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