The UntarTask unpacks one or more tar archives.
Table C.120: Attributes
| Name | Type | Description | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
file | String | Archive filename | n/a | No |
todir | String | Directory to unpack the archive(s) to | none | Yes |
removepath | String | Path to remove from files in the archive(s) | none | No |
forceExtract | Boolean | When set to false, only extract files if the destination does not exist yet or is older than the archive. When set to true, always extract files. | false | No |
preservePermissions | Boolean | When set to true, preserve permissions (mode, uid, gid) as set in the tar file.. | false | No |
<untar file="testtar.tar.gz" todir="dest">
<fileset dir=".">
<include name="*.tar.gz"/>
<include name="*.tar"/>
</fileset>
</untar>