`untar`

Extracts the files of a tar archive.

Category: Programming > Files and Folders

Syntax

untar(tarfilename)

Extracts into the current folder.

untar(tarfilename, outputfolder)

Extracts into outputfolder, creating it if needed.

filenames = untar(___)

Also returns the names of the extracted files.

Description

The directory structure stored in the archive is recreated below the output folder. Existing files with the same names are overwritten. untar is the inverse of tar.

Input arguments

tarfilename: Archive name, with extension .tar, .tgz or .tar.gz.
outputfolder: Destination folder.

Output arguments

filenames: Cell array with the names of the extracted files.

Example

Archiving and restoring

mkdir data
writelines('1', 'data/a.txt');
tar('bundle.tar', 'data');
files = untar('bundle.tar', 'restored')
isfile('restored/data/a.txt')

Output

files = 1×1 cell

    {'restored\data\a.txt'}
ans = logical
   1

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