Libarchive - C library and command-line tools for reading and writing tar, cpio, zip, ISO, and other

The libarchive project develops a portable, efficient C library that can read and write streaming archives in a variety of formats. It also includes implementations of the common tar, cpio, and zcat command-line tools that use the libarchive library.

• libarchive: a library for reading and writing streaming archives
• tar: the 'bsdtar' program is a full-featured 'tar' implementation built on libarchive
• cpio: the 'bsdcpio' program is a different interface to essentially the same functionality
• cat: the 'bsdcat' program is a simple replacement tool for zcat, bzcat, xzcat, and such
• examples: Some small example programs that you may find useful.
• examples/minitar: a compact sample demonstrating use of libarchive.
• contrib: Various items sent to me by third parties; please contact the authors with any questions.