How to Merge several TAR.BZ2 files to a single TAR.XZ using C#

In order to merge several archives into one, we’ll use

Aspose.ZIP for .NET

API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use archive manipulation API for C# platform. Open

NuGet

package manager, search for Aspose.ZIP and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Package Manager Console Command


PM> Install-Package Aspose.Zip

Steps to Merge TAR.BZ2 archives to one TAR.XZ via C#

Combine several archives to another single one consist of following steps:

  1. Define full path to archives.
  2. Prepare an empty folder that will be used as intermediate storage.
  3. Using the Archive objects, extract their content to intermediate folder using its ExtractToDirectory method.
  4. Compose destination archive of desired format, supplying intermediate storage as their source.
  5. You will get merged archive having overall content of those archives.

System Requirements

Before running the merger example code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

  • Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, Mono and COM Interop.
  • Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
  • Aspose.ZIP for .NET DLL referenced in your project.
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    Other Supported Merge archives

    You can also combine TAR.BZ2 into many other file formats including few listed below.

    TAR.BZ2 TO ZIP (Zipped (compressed) Files)
    TAR.BZ2 TO 7ZIP (7zip Archive)
    TAR.BZ2 TO TAR.BZ2 (Burrows–Wheeler Compressor)
    TAR.BZ2 TO CPIO (Copy In, Copy Out Archive)
    TAR.BZ2 TO TAR.GZ (Streaming Deflate Compressor)
    TAR.BZ2 TO TAR.LZ (LZMA Multi-Block Compressed Data)
    TAR.BZ2 TO TAR (Tape Archive)
    TAR.BZ2 TO TAR.XZ (Container for Compressed Streams)
    TAR.BZ2 TO TAR.Z (LZW Compressor)