[Mono-list] how to compress a directory?

[Stefano Incontri]

Try using ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib assembly.
A rough example:

BZip2.Compress( File.OpenRead( pathToSource ), File.OpenWrite( 
pathToDest ) );

Ciao

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 :)
> 
> 
>        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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