explode

explode (and implode) are command line utilities for creating and opening .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2 directories. Because life is too short for tar.

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Install

With node.js and npm:

npm install explode -g

You can now use explode and implode from the command line.

Examples

$3

Extract foo.tar into ./foo
``
explode foo.tar
`

Extract foo.tar into ~/bar
`
explode foo.tar ~/bar
`

Extract foo.tar.gz
`
explode foo.tar.gz
`

Extract foo.tar.bz2 into ./bar
`
explode foo.tar.bz2 bar
`

$3

#### Implode creates tar files from directories, using the compression indicated by the filename.

Create a foo.tar from the bar directory

`
implode foo.tar bar
`

Create a foo.tar.gz from the bar directory

`
implode foo.tar.gz bar
`

Create a foo.tar.bz2 from the bar directory.
`
implode foo.tar.bz2 bar
`

#### Implode is forgiving

If you just want to tar a directory, this will do what you expect

`
implode bar #=> creates bar.tar
`

Getting the args the wrong way around works as you expect
`
implode foo bar.tar
``

Thanks

To Heather Arthur for creating replace, on which this is based.

License

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTFPL