Hello Monks,

How do I modify the directory structure within Archive::Tar and mofiy its "path". For example I have a set of directories that reside in C:\users\temp\DIR1\DIR2\FILE.txt. I want to tar up \DIR1\DIR2\FILE.txt, and not C:\users\temp. How can I go about this? I am using the following code:



use Archive::Tar;
$JOE = $ENV{"TEMP"};
my $tar = Archive::Tar->new;

#I then define $city, $category and $page_number

$tar->add_files("$JOE/$city/$category/$page_number", "$JOE/$city/$cate
+gory/filedesc");
$tar->write('c:\files.tar');

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When I then go and look in c:\files.tar, the entire temp path along with the directories I want are there. I have tried to rename them like so: 

    $tar->rename( "$JOE\$city\$category\$page_number", "/$city/$catego
+ry/$page_number" );
    $tar->rename( "$JOE/$city/$category/filedesc", "/filedesc" );

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But that gives me all kinds of path errors. Can't I specify the "path" or the files within Archive::Tar?

Thank you.

In reply to Archive::Tar and the paths within by Anonymous Monk

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