[Mono-list] how to compress a directory?

[Robert Jordan]

Rolando Martinez wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a web app and I would like what is the correct way to compress a
> directoy inside my application?
> Currently I have the next code, but I have the problem that when the user
> download the file, he can see the complete path inside of tar.gz file
> (var/www/webapp/app_data/directory)...I would like to have just the folder
> inside of tar.gz :)

Untested:

DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo (localeFolder);
...
process.StartInfo.Arguments = String.Format("-czvf {0} -C {1} {2}",
	nameOfGzipFile, di.Parent.FullName, di.Name);
...



> 
> 
>        public static bool Compress(string localeFolder, string
> nameOfGzipFile)
>         {
>             System.Diagnostics.Process process = new
> System.Diagnostics.Process ();
>             process.StartInfo.FileName = "tar";
>             process.StartInfo.Arguments = " -czvf " + nameOfGzipFile +" " +
> localeFolder;
>             process.Start ();
>             process.WaitForExit ();
> 
>             return (process.ExitCode == 0);
> 
>         }
> 
> Thank you !!!
> Rolando.
> 
> 
> 
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