Expand Archive (TAR) Action

InstallAnywhere 2020 SP1

You can use the Expand Archive (TAR) action to expand a TAR archive file (.tar, .gz, .Z) on the target system. This action has the advantage of preserving the permissions of all files that are part of the TAR archive.

The archive file can be installed as part of your installer, or it can be present on target systems.

Properties Tab

The Properties tab of the Expand Archive (TAR) action customizer includes the following properties:

Expand Archive (TAR) Action Customizer

Property

Description

Source

Specify the TAR archive file that you want to expand. Available options are:

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Selected Archive—To include the archive in your installer, select this option and then click the Choose Archive button to select the archive that you want to expand.

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Existing Archive—To expand an archive that is present on target systems, select this option and then enter the path and file name for the archive on target systems.

Destination

In the Path list in this area, select the platform-specific directory or location.

Note that the text field next to the Path list is read-only. If the destination location of the archive should be in a subfolder, use the Create Folder action to create the parent folder. Then move the archive action into the Create Folder action. To learn more, see Adding Folders to a Project.

Rules, Tags, and Rollback Tabs

For information on the other tabs on this customizer, see the following:

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Rules—Use this tab to add rules to the selected action. For more information, see Assigning a Rule to an Action and Rules Reference.

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Tags—Use this tab to add build configuration tags to the selected action. For more information, see Assigning Tags to Project Elements.

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Rollback—Use this tab to specify rollback behavior for the selected action. For more information, see Configuring Installation Rollback Behavior.

Expand Archive (TAR) Action

InstallAnywhere 2020 SP1 Help Library

January 2020