Usage:
- ratatar
Displays this help message.
- ratatar <SUBCOMMAND> [OPTIONS]
Invokes one of the subcommands outlined below.
Subcommands:
- index
Reads a tar file from standard input, generates an index for
its content and writes it to standard output.
- extract <TAR-FILE> <ENTRY-NAME> <OUT-FILE>
Uses the index file to extract a file from a tar archive.
- help
Displays this help message.
Author:
Alessandro Motta <[email protected]>
- Generating an index file during tarring
tar cf - /home/amotta | tee >(ratatar index > backup.tar.index) > backup.tar - Generating an index file for an existing tar archive
ratatar index < backup.tar > backup.tar.index - Extracting a file from a tar archive
ratatar extract backup.tar girl-with-hair-ribbon.png extracted.png - Displaying the content a file from a tar archive
ratatar extract backup.tar todo.txt -