read(len = nil) Instance Public methods Reads len bytes from the tar file entry, or the rest of the entry if nil

rewind() Instance Public methods Rewinds to the beginning of the tar file entry

new(io) Class Public methods Creates a new TarReader on io and yields it to the block, if given.

new(io) Class Public methods Creates a new tar file reader on io which needs to respond to pos, eof?, read, getc and pos=

close() Instance Public methods Close the tar file

each() Instance Public methods Iterates over files in the tarball yielding each entry each_entry

each_entry() Instance Public methods Alias for: each

rewind() Instance Public methods NOTE: Do not call rewind during each

seek(name) Instance Public methods Seeks through the tar file until it finds the entry with name and yields it. Rewinds the tar file to the beginning when the block terminates.

new(io, limit) Class Public methods Wraps io and allows up to limit bytes to be written