archiveFunctions.sh

# Functions to unify archive management in linux CLI environments
function packArchive() {
  case "${1,,}" in
    *.tar.bz2) tar cjf $@ ;;
    *.tar.gz | *.tgz) tar czf $@ ;;
    *.zip) zip $@ ;;
    *.rar) rar a $@ ;;
    *) printf "Cannot operate on unknown file extention \"%s\"" "${1}" ;;
  esac
}

function unpackArchive() {
  case "${1,,}" in # Compare lowercased filename for known extensions.
    *.7z | *.7za) 7z x "${1}" ;;
    *.tar) tar -xf "${1}" ;;
    *.tar.gz | *.tar.z | *.tgz) tar -xzf "${1}" ;;
    *.tar.bz2 | *.tbz2) tar -xjf "${1}" ;;
    *.tar.xz | *.txz) tar -Jxf "${1}" ;;
    *.bz2) bunzip2 "${1}" ;;
    *.rar) rar x "${1}" ;;
    *.gz) gunzip "${1}" ;;
    *.zip | *.jar) unzip "${1}" ;;
    *.z) uncompress "${1}" ;;
    *) printf "Cannot operate on unknown file extention \"%s\"" "${1}" ;;
  esac
}