# Looking for "tar" file reader library

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-tar-file-reader-library/91117>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 4, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-tar-file-reader-library/91117 "2007-04-04T21:12:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-tar-file-reader-library/91117/1 "2007-04-04T21:12:59Z")

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I’m looking for a Ruby “tar” format file reader.

I have not found much out there. So far, just ruby-tar-0.1.0 at  
[http://www.aagh.net/files/ruby-tar/](http://www.aagh.net/files/ruby-tar/) – which is a program, though I  
could library-ize it without much effort. It also seems to have not  
been maintained for five years.

I was wondering if anyone knew of something that was already a library?

Thanks in advance.

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**Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-tar-file-reader-library/91117/2 "2007-04-04T22:04:06Z")

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On 4/4/07, Jeff M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I’m looking for a Ruby “tar” format file reader.
> 
> I have not found much out there. So far, just ruby-tar-0.1.0 at  
> [http://www.aagh.net/files/ruby-tar/](http://www.aagh.net/files/ruby-tar/) – which is a program, though I  
> could library-ize it without much effort. It also seems to have not  
> been maintained for five years.
> 
> I was wondering if anyone knew of something that was already a library?

Look in the Ruwiki project; you’ll find Archive::Tar::Minitar. I hope  
to move it to the “archive” project soon.

-austin

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**Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-tar-file-reader-library/91117/3 "2007-04-04T22:05:06Z")

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On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 04:12:31AM +0900, Jeff M. wrote:

> I’m looking for a Ruby “tar” format file reader.

Austin’s minitar is a gem:  
[http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=84&release\_id=895](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=84&release_id=895)

\_why