# compress/tar-create Create a USTAR tar archive from a directory tree. Returns the archive as bytes. ## Syntax

[compress/tar-create $dir-path]

## Parameters - `$dir-path` — Path to the directory to archive (relative or absolute) ## Examples

[compress/tar-create "./src"]
[compress/tar-create "/home/me/project"]

## Returns String of tar archive bytes, or `%Err{ message "..." }` on failure. Archive entry paths are relative to the directory's basename. ## See Also `compress/tar-extract`, `compress/tgz-create`, `compress/gzip`