archive¶

Create and extract archive files.

Synopsis¶

tofu archive create -o <output> <files...> [flags]
tofu archive extract <archive> [flags]
tofu archive list <archive> [flags]

Create, extract, and list archive files in various formats including tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, zstd, zip, 7z, and rar.

Format	Extension	Create	Extract	Password
tar	.tar	Yes	Yes	No
tar.gz	.tar.gz, .tgz	Yes	Yes	No
tar.bz2	.tar.bz2, .tbz2	Yes	Yes	No
tar.xz	.tar.xz, .txz	Yes	Yes	No
tar.zst	.tar.zst	Yes	Yes	No
tar.lz4	.tar.lz4	Yes	Yes	No
zip	.zip	Yes	Yes	Yes (AES)
7z	.7z	No	Yes	Yes
rar	.rar	No	Yes	Yes

Create an archive from files and directories.

Flag	Short	Description	Default
`--output`	`-o`	Output archive file name	(required)
`--verbose`	`-v`	List files as they are added	`false`
`--format`	`-f`	Archive format (overrides extension)
`--password`	`-p`	Password for encrypted ZIP
`--encryption`	`-e`	ZIP encryption: `legacy`, `aes128`, `aes192`, `aes256`	`aes256`

Extract files from an archive.

Flag	Short	Description	Default
`--output`	`-o`	Output directory	`.`
`--verbose`	`-v`	List files as extracted	`false`
`--password`	`-p`	Password for encrypted archives

List contents of an archive.

Flag	Short	Description	Default
`--long`	`-l`	Long listing format	`false`
`--password`	`-p`	Password for encrypted archives

Create a tar.gz archive:

tofu archive create -o backup.tar.gz file1.txt dir1/

Create a zip archive:

tofu archive create -o project.zip src/ README.md

Create encrypted zip:

tofu archive create -o secret.zip -p mypassword file.txt

Create with specific format:

tofu archive create -f tar.zst -o backup.tar.zst data/

Extract archive:

tofu archive extract backup.tar.gz

Extract to specific directory:

tofu archive extract -o /tmp/output project.zip

Extract encrypted archive:

tofu archive extract -p mypassword secret.zip

List archive contents:

tofu archive list backup.tar.gz

Long listing:

tofu archive list -l project.zip