archives
A Go library for creating/extracting archives, compressing/decompressing files, and walking virtual file systems across many formats.
What is archives?
mholt/archives is a cross-platform Go library that provides a unified API for working with a wide variety of archive and compression formats. It enables developers to handle archives, compressed files, and virtual file systems seamlessly, with deep integration into Go's standard io/fs interface.
Go developers who need to programmatically create, extract, or traverse archives and compressed files in their applications, such as those building file management tools, backup systems, or data processing pipelines.
Developers choose this library for its unified API that abstracts format-specific details, extensive format support including .zip, .tar, .rar, and .7z, and its ability to treat archives and directories uniformly as io/fs file systems for consistent, idiomatic Go code.
Overview
Cross-platform library to create & extract archives, compress & decompress files, and walk virtual file systems across various formats
Use Cases
Best For
- Building Go applications that need to handle multiple archive and compression formats with a single, consistent API.
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