Short:    friendly ami tar frontend
Author:   lorylombus@gmail.com (Lorence Lombardo)
Uploader: lorylombus@gmail.com (Lorence Lombardo)
Type:     util/arc
Version:  1.5c
Architecture: m68k-amigaos


Warning...!!!

Although I have found this program to work very well on my personal system
ultimately if you decide to use it you do so at your own risk.


tara_ol  v1.5c  (c) 2018-2024  Lorence Lombardo.

WTF is tara ?

"tara_ol" attempts to act as a friendlier CLI frontend for the tar archiver 
on 68k Amiga OS and if it works well on PPC Amiga OS also well thats
just a bonus.

Usage is as follows:-

tara_ol <command> <archive.tar[.comp]> [file(s)/dir(s)...]

 Commands:- 

  l  List file(s)/dir(s)
  x  Extract file(s)/dir(s)
  a  Add file(s)/dir(s)
  t  Test archive


"tara_ol's" (de)compression is activated automatically by the appropriate
extension as defined in "PROGDIR:tara_comp.cfg".   

Compatible (de)compression programs can be added to
"PROGDIR:tara_comp.cfg".

"tara_ol" uses the stack which is provided by the environment and uses the
"c:" assign to find related programs.

When testing archives tara will utilize "c:stderr" if available.

If you are looking for configuration ideas, I have configured tara in
"DiskMaster 2.5.30a" as follows:-

AddMenu Archives, tara Add, StdIO "CON:0/12/640/100/Tar Add Window";Archive "c:execute cc:DM_tara ";StdIO CLOSE
AddMenu Archives, tara list, Extern stack 500000 \CC:tara >t:tara_list l %s;read t:tara_list ;delete t:tara_list
AddAutoCmd ,#?.tar.#?, StdIO "CON:0/12/640/100/Extract Window";Extern cd %d \stack 500000 \cc:tara x %s;StdIO CLOSE
AddAutoCmd ,#?.tgz, StdIO "CON:0/12/640/100/Extract Window";Extern cd %d \stack 500000 \cc:tara x %s;StdIO CLOSE


"tara_ol" was written in conjunction with the tar that is in my
GeekGadgets environment. 

ie. "tar (GNU tar) 1.12"

For those without that tar wishing to install it then a simple method 
of installation is to copy the contents of the provided "tar_kit"
directory to the root of your "SYS:" assign, then in your "s:user-startup"
put the following:- 

; If there is a GG entry this should be under it.
assign >nil: exists IXPIPE:
if warn
   mount >nil: IXPIPE: from DEVS:MountList.IXPIPE
endif


After a reboot hopefully you will have a functioning tara_ol & tar. ;)


If the APIPE: device is available it will be preferred over IXPIPE:
when there is compression.

If you do not already have APIPE: its available from here:-

http://aminet.net/package/util/shell/APipe_37_7
 

web page:-

http://geocities.ws/lorylomb/