hungtcs / tar-extract

A node.js package for extracting .tar and .tar.gz files

Tar Extract

tar-extract is a Node.js package for extracting .tar and .tar.gz files. It provides a simple and easy-to-use API for decompressing these common archive file formats.

Installation

npm install tar-extract

Or use pnpm:

pnpm add tar-extract

Usage Example

import { extract } from "tar-extract";

extract("./00.tar.gz", "./").catch((err) =>
  console.error("extract failed: ", err)
);

API Documentation

extract(path: string, dest: string)

Extracts a .tar or .tar.gz file to the specified directory.

• path path of the archive file
• dest path to extract to