Class tar

tar Class

This class reads and writes Tape-Archive (TAR) Files and Gzip compressed TAR files, which are mainly used on UNIX systems. This class works on both windows AND unix systems, and does NOT rely on external applications!! Woohoo!

Package: class
Copyright: Copyright (C) 2002 Josh Barger
Author: Josh Barger joshb@npt.com
Located at lass/class.tar.php

Methods summary
`public boolean`	# `openTAR( string $filename )` Open a TAR file Open a TAR file Parameters `$filename` Returns boolean
`public boolean`	# `appendTar( string $filename )` Appends a tar file to the end of the currently opened tar file. Appends a tar file to the end of the currently opened tar file. Parameters `$filename` Returns boolean
`public string`	# `getFile( string $filename )` Retrieves information about a file in the current tar archive Retrieves information about a file in the current tar archive Parameters `$filename` Returns string FALSE on fail
`public string`	# `getDirectory( string $dirname )` Retrieves information about a directory in the current tar archive Retrieves information about a directory in the current tar archive Parameters `$dirname` Returns string FALSE on fail
`public boolean`	# `containsFile( string $filename )` Check if this tar archive contains a specific file Check if this tar archive contains a specific file Parameters `$filename` Returns boolean
`public boolean`	# `containsDirectory( string $dirname )` Check if this tar archive contains a specific directory Check if this tar archive contains a specific directory Parameters `$dirname` Returns boolean
`public boolean`	# `addDirectory( string $dirname )` Add a directory to this tar archive Add a directory to this tar archive Parameters `$dirname` Returns boolean
`public boolean`	# `addFile( string $filename, boolean $binary = false )` Add a file to the tar archive Add a file to the tar archive Parameters `$filename` `$binary` Binary file? Returns boolean
`public boolean`	# `removeFile( string $filename )` Remove a file from the tar archive Remove a file from the tar archive Parameters `$filename` Returns boolean
`public boolean`	# `removeDirectory( string $dirname )` Remove a directory from the tar archive Remove a directory from the tar archive Parameters `$dirname` Returns boolean
`public boolean`	# `saveTar( )` Write the currently loaded tar archive to disk Write the currently loaded tar archive to disk Returns boolean
`public boolean`	# `toTar( string $filename, boolean $useGzip )` Saves tar archive to a different file than the current file Saves tar archive to a different file than the current file Parameters `$filename` `$useGzip` Use GZ compression? Returns boolean
`public string`	# `toTarOutput( string $filename, boolean $useGzip )` Sends tar archive to stdout Sends tar archive to stdout Parameters `$filename` `$useGzip` Use GZ compression? Returns string

Properties summary
`public`	`$filename` #@+ Unprocessed Archive Information #@+ Unprocessed Archive Information	#
`public`	`$isGzipped`	#
`public`	`$tar_file`	#
`public`	`$files` #@+ Processed Archive Information #@+ Processed Archive Information	#
`public`	`$directories`	#
`public`	`$numFiles`	#
`public`	`$numDirectories`	#

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