# Class Tar

java.lang.Object
org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask
org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractCopyTask
org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.AbstractArchiveTask
org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Tar

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Comparable<Task>, ContentFilterable, CopyProcessingSpec, CopySourceSpec, CopySpec, org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectAware, org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopySpecSource, org.gradle.api.internal.IConventionAware, org.gradle.api.internal.TaskInternal, Named, ExtensionAware, Task, PatternFilterable, Configurable<Task>`

@DisableCachingByDefault(because="Not worth caching") public abstract class Tar extends AbstractArchiveTask
Assembles a TAR archive.

Since:
  0.7

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface Named

  `Named.Namer`

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields inherited from interface Task

  `TASK_ACTION, TASK_CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS, TASK_DEPENDS_ON, TASK_DESCRIPTION, TASK_GROUP, TASK_NAME, TASK_OVERWRITE, TASK_TYPE`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `Tar()`
  Creates a new `Tar`.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopyAction`
  `createCopyAction()`
  Create copy action.
  `Compression`
  `getCompression()`
  Returns the compression that is used for this archive.
  `void`
  `setCompression(Compression compression)`
  Configures the compressor based on passed in compression.

  ### Methods inherited from class AbstractArchiveTask

  `createCopyActionExecuter, getArchiveAppendix, getArchiveBaseName, getArchiveClassifier, getArchiveExtension, getArchiveFile, getArchiveFileName, getArchiveVersion, getDestinationDirectory, getFileSystemOperations, getReproducibleFileTimestamp, into, into, into, isPreserveFileTimestamps, isReproducibleFileOrder, setPreserveFileTimestamps, setReproducibleFileOrder, useFileSystemPermissions`

  ### Methods inherited from class AbstractCopyTask

  `copy, createRootSpec, dirPermissions, eachFile, eachFile, exclude, exclude, exclude, exclude, expand, expand, filePermissions, filesMatching, filesMatching, filesNotMatching, filesNotMatching, filter, filter, filter, filter, from, from, from, getDirectoryFileTreeFactory, getDirPermissions, getDocumentationRegistry, getDuplicatesStrategy, getExcludes, getFileLookup, getFilePermissions, getFileResolver, getFileSystem, getFilteringCharset, getIncludeEmptyDirs, getIncludes, getInstantiator, getMainSpec, getObjectFactory, getPropertyFactory, getRootSpec, getSource, include, include, include, include, isCaseSensitive, rename, rename, rename, rename, setCaseSensitive, setDuplicatesStrategy, setExcludes, setFilteringCharset, setIncludeEmptyDirs, setIncludes, with`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask

  `conventionMapping, conventionMapping, getConventionMapping`

  ### Methods inherited from class DefaultTask

  `compareTo, configure, dependsOn, doFirst, doFirst, doFirst, doLast, doLast, doLast, finalizedBy, getActions, getAnt, getDependsOn, getDescription, getDestroyables, getDidWork, getEnabled, getExtensions, getFinalizedBy, getGroup, getInputs, getLocalState, getLogger, getLogging, getMustRunAfter, getName, getOutputs, getPath, getProject, getShouldRunAfter, getState, getTaskDependencies, getTemporaryDir, getTimeout, hasProperty, mustRunAfter, onlyIf, onlyIf, onlyIf, property, setActions, setDependsOn, setDescription, setDidWork, setEnabled, setFinalizedBy, setGroup, setMustRunAfter, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setProperty, setShouldRunAfter, shouldRunAfter, usesService`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask

  `acceptServiceReferences, appendParallelSafeAction, doNotTrackState, doNotTrackStateIf, getAsDynamicObject, getIdentityPath, getImpliesSubProjects, getLifecycleDependencies, getLoggingManager, getOnlyIf, getReasonNotToTrackState, getReasonsNotToTrackState, getReasonTaskIsIncompatibleWithConfigurationCache, getRequiredServices, getServices, getSharedResources, getStandardOutputCapture, getTaskActions, getTaskIdentity, getTemporaryDirFactory, hasTaskActions, injectIntoNewInstance, isCompatibleWithConfigurationCache, isEnabled, isHasCustomActions, notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache, prependParallelSafeAction, restoreOnlyIf, restoreTaskActions, service, setImpliesSubProjects`

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods inherited from interface Task

  `doNotTrackState, notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache, service`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### Tar

    public Tar()
    Creates a new `Tar`.
    Since:
      0.8

- ## Method Details

  - ### createCopyAction

    protected org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopyAction createCopyAction()
    Description copied from class: `AbstractCopyTask`
    Create copy action.
    Specified by:
      `createCopyAction` in class `AbstractCopyTask`

  - ### getCompression

    @Input public Compression getCompression()
    Returns the compression that is used for this archive.
    Returns:
      The compression. Never returns null.
    Since:
      0.7

  - ### setCompression

    public void setCompression(Compression compression)
    Configures the compressor based on passed in compression.
    Parameters:
      `compression` - The compression. Should not be null.
    Since:
      0.7