Basic Usage

This section covers the fundamental extraction operations in Excavate.

Guide	Description
Extracting Files	Basic extraction to a directory
Selective Extraction	Extract specific files by path
Filter Patterns	Extract files matching patterns
File Iteration	Process files during extraction

Guide

Description

Basic extraction to a directory

Extract specific files by path

Extract files matching patterns

Process files during extraction

Basic extraction

Excavate::Archive.new('package.zip').extract

Recursive extraction

Excavate::Archive.new('installer.msi').extract(recursive_packages: true)

Selective extraction

Excavate::Archive.new('data.tar').extract(files: ['config.json'])

Filter extraction

Excavate::Archive.new('fonts.zip').extract(filter: '**/*.ttf')

Start with Extracting Files for detailed information on basic extraction operations.

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