Use native tar PowerShell cmdlet on Windows Sever 2016

The tar command is not available as a native PowerShell cmdlet in Windows Server 2016. However, you can use the tar command-line utility provided by various third-party software packages like 7-Zip or GnuWin32.

Here are the steps to use the tar command from 7-Zip in PowerShell:

1. Install 7-Zip: Download and install 7-Zip from the official website (https://www.7-zip.org/) if you haven't already done so.

2. Add 7-Zip to the system's PATH: Ensure that the directory where 7-Zip is installed (e.g., "C:\Program Files\7-Zip") is added to the system's PATH environment variable. This will allow PowerShell to locate the 7z.exe executable.

3. Run the tar command: In PowerShell, you can use the & operator to invoke the 7z.exe executable and pass the appropriate arguments to perform the desired tar operation. Here's an example to extract a tar archive:

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   & 'C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe' x -o"C:\ExtractedFiles" "C:\Path\to\archive.tar"
   
   

   In the above example, replace "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" with the correct path to the 7z.exe executable on your system, "C:\ExtractedFiles" with the desired output directory for the extracted files, and "C:\Path\to\archive.tar" with the path to the tar archive you want to extract.

With these steps, you can utilize the tar functionality provided by 7-Zip or similar third-party tools within PowerShell on Windows Server 2016.