# Library to read/write TAR files **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 30, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-to-read-write-tar-files/77830 "2006-11-30T22:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mangoosta)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-to-read-write-tar-files/77830/1 "2006-11-30T22:31:34Z")
Hello, I’m looking for a library to read/write TAR files. I’ve had a look on RubyForge and searched for one on Google but found nothing (except an old library that doesn’t seem to be maintained anymore). Does anyone know such a library? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mangoosta)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-to-read-write-tar-files/77830/2 "2006-12-01T01:36:07Z")
Michel C. wrote: > Hello, > > I’m looking for a library to read/write TAR files. I’ve had a look on > RubyForge and searched for one on Google but found nothing (except an > old library that doesn’t seem to be maintained anymore). Does anyone > know such a library? Are you willing to make system calls? I ask because if you do it in pure Ruby, it will not be very fast. Tar does quite a lot of intensive processing, and if you try to integrate the compression schemes it uses, all the more so. ---
**Author:** ![mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mangoosta)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 4:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-to-read-write-tar-files/77830/3 "2006-12-01T04:29:40Z")
Michel C. wrote: > Hello, > > I’m looking for a library to read/write TAR files. I’ve had a look on > RubyForge and searched for one on Google but found nothing (except an > old library that doesn’t seem to be maintained anymore). Does anyone > know such a library? > > Thanks Do they have to be tar files, or can they be zips? [http://rubyzip.sourceforge.net/](http://rubyzip.sourceforge.net/) ---
**Author:** ![mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mangoosta)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-to-read-write-tar-files/77830/4 "2006-12-03T19:21:11Z")
On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 06:30:12AM +0900, Michel C. wrote: > Hello, > > I’m looking for a library to read/write TAR files. I’ve had a look on > RubyForge and searched for one on Google but found nothing (except an > old library that doesn’t seem to be maintained anymore). Does anyone > know such a library? Archive::Tar::Minitar is what you’re looking for I believe. Its part of the ruwiki project. ``` http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruwiki/ ``` % gem search --remote minitar archive-tar-minitar (0.5.1, 0.5.0) Provides POSIX tarchive management from Ruby programs And from the RDoc for it: ``` Archive::Tar::Minitar is a pure-Ruby library and command-line utility that provides the ability to deal with POSIX tar(1) archive files. ``` I’ve used it several times with great success. enjoy, -jeremy ---
**Author:** ![mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mangoosta)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-to-read-write-tar-files/77830/5 "2006-12-01T09:06:58Z")
Le 1 déc. 06 à 04:29, El Gato a écrit : > Michel C. wrote: > > > I’m looking for a library to read/write TAR files. I’ve had a look on > > RubyForge and searched for one on Google but found nothing (except an > > old library that doesn’t seem to be maintained anymore). Does anyone > > know such a library? > > Do they have to be tar files, or can they be zips? > > [http://rubyzip.sourceforge.net/](http://rubyzip.sourceforge.net/) I already generate zip files (and prefer this format over tar.gz), but I want to be able to generate tar files in a system independant way (that’s why I don’t call it using system). Thanks ---
**Author:** ![mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mangoosta)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-to-read-write-tar-files/77830/6 "2006-12-04T03:58:12Z")
On 11/30/06, Michel C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m looking for a library to read/write TAR files. I’ve had a look on > RubyForge and searched for one on Google but found nothing (except an > old library that doesn’t seem to be maintained anymore). Does anyone > know such a library? Yes. Archive::Tar::Minitar. If I ever get TRUG hackathons going again, we’ll be moving forward on a libarchive port to Ruby. What do you need? -austin ---
**Author:** ![mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mangoosta)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-to-read-write-tar-files/77830/7 "2006-12-03T23:29:42Z")
Le 3 déc. 06 à 19:19, Jeremy H. a écrit : > ``` > http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruwiki/ > files. > > ``` > > I’ve used it several times with great success. Thank you very much, this is exactly what I was looking for! > enjoy, Believe me, I do! Regards ---
**Author:** ![mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mangoosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mangoosta)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-to-read-write-tar-files/77830/8 "2006-12-04T08:54:35Z")
Le 4 déc. 06 à 03:57, Austin Z. a écrit : > On 11/30/06, Michel C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > I’m looking for a library to read/write TAR files. I’ve had a look on > > RubyForge and searched for one on Google but found nothing (except an > > old library that doesn’t seem to be maintained anymore). Does anyone > > know such a library? > > Yes. Archive::Tar::Minitar. If I ever get TRUG hackathons going again, > we’ll be moving forward on a libarchive port to Ruby. > > What do you need? Minitar is exactly what I needed, thanks. Regards