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# salt.modules.archive

A module to wrap archive calls

`salt.modules.archive.` `gunzip`(gzipfile)

  Uses the gunzip command to unpack gzip files

  CLI Example to create `/tmp/sourcefile.txt`:

      salt '*' archive.gunzip /tmp/sourcefile.txt.gz

`salt.modules.archive.` `gzip`(sourcefile)

  Uses the gzip command to create gzip files

  CLI Example to create `/tmp/sourcefile.txt.gz`:

      salt '*' archive.gzip /tmp/sourcefile.txt

`salt.modules.archive.` `rar`(rarfile, *sources)

  Uses the rar command to create rar files Uses rar for Linux from http://www.rarlab.com/

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' archive.rar /tmp/rarfile.rar /tmp/sourcefile1 /tmp/sourcefile2

`salt.modules.archive.` `tar`(options, tarfile, *sources)

  Uses the tar command to pack, unpack, etc tar files

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' archive.tar cjvf /tmp/tarfile.tar.bz2 /tmp/file1 /tmp/file2

`salt.modules.archive.` `unrar`(rarfile, dest, *xfiles)

  Uses the unrar command to unpack rar files Uses rar for Linux from http://www.rarlab.com/

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' archive.unrar /tmp/rarfile.rar /home/strongbad/ file1 file2

`salt.modules.archive.` `unzip`(zipfile, dest, *xfiles)

  Uses the unzip command to unpack zip files

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' archive.unzip /tmp/zipfile.zip /home/strongbad/ file1 file2

`salt.modules.archive.` `zip`(zipfile, *sources)

  Uses the zip command to create zip files

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' archive.zip /tmp/zipfile.zip /tmp/sourcefile1 /tmp/sourcefile2

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