decompress-tar

decompress-tar

tar decompress plugin

Install

$ npm install decompress-tar

Usage

const decompress = require('decompress');
const decompressTar = require('decompress-tar');

decompress('unicorn.tar', 'dist', {
	plugins: [
		decompressTar()
	]
}).then(() => {
	console.log('Files decompressed');
});

API

decompressTar()(input)

Returns both a Promise for a Buffer and a Duplex stream.

input

Type: Buffer Stream

Buffer or stream to decompress.

License

MIT © Kevin Mårtensson

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