# Tar Libs

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tar-libs/152909>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 9, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tar-libs/152909 "2008-11-09T17:58:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcsnide)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tar-libs/152909/1 "2008-11-09T17:58:54Z")

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What’s the state of tar libraries for Ruby?

What library would you recommend?

Thanks,  
T.

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**Author:** ![tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcsnide)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tar-libs/152909/2 "2008-11-09T21:27:18Z")

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2008/11/9 Trans [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> What’s the state of tar libraries for Ruby?
> 
> What library would you recommend?

archive-tar-minitar worked for me.

[http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruwiki/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruwiki/)

Stefan