Add support for --delete option

[nuest]

I need to replace a file in the tar, and get the desired result (see #149). I would prefer though to delete the file first and then re-append it.

Would you consider adding a tar.delete, as described in https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_section/tar_32.html#SEC66 ?

[isaacs]

I'd be open to it.

In the meantime, you could work around this by creating a new archive with a filter function.

tar.create({
  filter: entry => entry.path !== 'foo.txt' // the file to be deleted
  file: 'new.tar'
}, ['@old.tar']).then(() => fs.renameSync('new.tar', 'old.tar'))

I imagine that's more or less how gnutar does it?

[yusufkhan07]

@nuest The tar.delete link you provided is broken.

[iQuickDev]

@nuest The tar.delete link you provided is broken.

this is the working link https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/tar.html#delete