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A pure-Ruby library that provides the ability to deal with POSIX tar(1) archive files

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official+codex · reviewed · May 29, 2026 description in en

Description

Reads and writes POSIX tar archives from Ruby without requiring a separate tar command. It is useful for packaging, backups, installers, test fixtures, and tools that need archive handling in code.

Archives from untrusted sources can contain path traversal, huge files, or dangerous metadata. Sanitize paths and apply size limits before extracting content.

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