Make-archive plugin

This plugin defines mkarch function that can archive files and directories with the given compression format you pass to it.

Example 1

Archive 'build' directory and 'README.md' file using tar.gz compression:

mkarch tar.gz build README.md

Example 2

Archive using the gzip's slowest compression method but best compression ratio:

mkarch -b tar.gz build README.md

Example 3

Print size and time of archiving 'prj' for each available compression format without outputting any archives

mkarch -s -t ALL prj

Installation

Zinit

zinit light 0xRZ/mkarch

Without plugin manager

source /path/to/mkarch.plugin.zsh

Supported compression formats

Compression format	Used programs
tar	tar
tar.bz2	bzip2 (low priority) OR pbzip2 (mid priority) OR lbzip2 (high priority)
tar.gz	gzip OR pigz (takes precedence)
tar.xz	xz OR pixz (takes precedence)
tar.zst	zstd
tar.lz4	lz4
tar.lrz	lrzip
tar.lzo	lzop
7z	7z
rar	rar
zip	zip
ALL	Special extension to create archive using each available compression format

Available compression formats determined automatically based on existing system binaries. Plugin also supports tab completion for selection of compression format.