# Package org.apache.commons.compress.archivers

Provides a unified API and factories for dealing with archives in different formats.

See: Description

- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  ArchiveEntry | Represents an entry of an archive.

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  ArchiveInputStream | Archive input streams MUST override the `InputStream.read(byte[], int, int)` - or `ArchiveInputStream.read()` - method so that reading from the stream generates EOF for the end of data in each entry as well as at the end of the file proper.
  ArchiveOutputStream | Archive output stream implementations are expected to override the `OutputStream.write(byte[], int, int)` method to improve performance.
  ArchiveStreamFactory | Factory to create Archive[In|Out]putStreams from names or the first bytes of the InputStream.
  Lister | Simple command line application that lists the contents of an archive.

- Exception Summary
  Exception | Description
  --- | ---
  ArchiveException | Archiver related Exception
  StreamingNotSupportedException | Exception thrown by ArchiveStreamFactory if a format is requested/detected that doesn't support streaming.

## Package org.apache.commons.compress.archivers Description

Provides a unified API and factories for dealing with archives in different formats.

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