ex-tar

.tar and .tar.gz / .tgz extractor

A command line tool for when you just want to unpack something quickly without remembering flags

you dont have access to tar

Usage

      npx ex-tar <arhive> [target]

|name |desc | |-----|--------| |archive|requiredarchive to be unpacked| |target|optionalomitted - use current directorydestination folder, will be created if doesnt exist|

Notes

• it wont write outside the target directory

• you can test it

  online nodejs terminal -- https://ext-code.com/utils/misc/terminal/terminal.html

• download a tarball

      npm pack <package> 

Features

• ex-tar is a no-fuss tarball extractor
• Extracts .tar and .tar.gz / .tgz
• Pure JavaScript — works on Windows, macOS, Linux, and WebContainers
• No global install required
• No flags, configuration or options to remember
• Automatically detects gzip compression
• Extracts into the current working directory if [target] is omitted, creates directory if it does not exist

Examples

Extract a .tar:

      npx ex-tar archive.tar
      
      npx ex-tar archive.tar ./archive

Extract a .tar.gz:

      npx ex-tar archive.tar.gz
      
      npx ex-tar archive.tar.gz ./archive

Why this exists

Sometimes you just want:

• one file
• one command
• one job

…and you don’t want to install a full tar implementation or deal with platform quirks.

ex-tar is intentionally small and predictable so you can use it anywhere without thinking

source

https://github.com/javascript-2020/npm/tree/main/ex-tar