From 39d0ae37cbd478cab605397e99e468768825f764 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan Krautmacher <jan.krautmacher@indurad.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 07:19:35 +0200
Subject: posix-shell: utils: Add `lar()`

The `lar` (list archive) function is a utility to quickly inspect an
archive file.
---
 posix-shell/utils.sh | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/posix-shell/utils.sh b/posix-shell/utils.sh
index f19602d..4354a37 100644
--- a/posix-shell/utils.sh
+++ b/posix-shell/utils.sh
@@ -243,3 +243,18 @@ hexdiff() {
 
 	rm -f "$dump1" "$dump2"
 }
+
+lar() {
+	if test "$#" -ne 1
+	then
+		echo "Usage: lar <archive-file>"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	temporary_directory="$(mktemp -d)"
+	tar -xf "$1" -C "$temporary_directory"
+	pushd "$temporary_directory"
+	lf
+	popd
+	rm -rf "$temporary_directory"
+}
-- 
cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2