// Copyright 2013 The Go Authors. All rights reserved. // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package tar_test import ( "archive/tar" "bytes" "fmt" "io" "log" "os" ) func Example() { // Create a buffer to write our archive to. buf := new(bytes.Buffer) // Create a new tar archive. tw := tar.NewWriter(buf) // Add some files to the archive. var files = []struct { Name, Body string }{ {"readme.txt", "This archive contains some text files."}, {"gopher.txt", "Gopher names:\nGeorge\nGeoffrey\nGonzo"}, {"todo.txt", "Get animal handling licence."}, } for _, file := range files { hdr := &tar.Header{ Name: file.Name, Size: int64(len(file.Body)), } if err := tw.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil { log.Fatalln(err) } if _, err := tw.Write([]byte(file.Body)); err != nil { log.Fatalln(err) } } // Make sure to check the error on Close. if err := tw.Close(); err != nil { log.Fatalln(err) } // Open the tar archive for reading. r := bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes()) tr := tar.NewReader(r) // Iterate through the files in the archive. for { hdr, err := tr.Next() if err == io.EOF { // end of tar archive break } if err != nil { log.Fatalln(err) } fmt.Printf("Contents of %s:\n", hdr.Name) if _, err := io.Copy(os.Stdout, tr); err != nil { log.Fatalln(err) } fmt.Println() } // Output: // Contents of readme.txt: // This archive contains some text files. // Contents of gopher.txt: // Gopher names: // George // Geoffrey // Gonzo // Contents of todo.txt: // Get animal handling licence. }