README.md

$ ./run
done
test-gtar.tar
bad
output/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/f

good
output/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf

test-tar.tar
bad

good
output/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/f
output/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf

test-node.tar
bad

good
output/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/f
output/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf

create.js

const tar = require('tar');

tar.c(
  {
    gzip: false,
    file: 'test-node.tar',
    cwd: '.',
    portable: true,
  },
  ['xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx']
).then(() => console.log('done'), (e) => console.log(e));

extract.js

const fs = require('fs');
const tar = require('tar');

function unpack(stream, dest) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    stream
      .on('error', er => reject(er))
      .pipe(tar.x({cwd: dest, strict: true}))
      .on('error', er => reject(er))
      .on('end', () => resolve());
  });
}

unpack(fs.createReadStream(process.argv[2]), 'output').catch(e => console.log(e.stack));

run

set -eu

rm -rf xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
mkdir xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
mkdir xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
touch xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/f
touch xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf

gtar cf test-gtar.tar xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
tar cf test-tar.tar xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
node create.js

function test {
  rm -rf output
  mkdir output
  node extract.js $1
  echo $1
  echo bad
  find output -type d -name '*f*'
  echo
  echo good
  find output -type f -name '*f*'
  echo
}

test test-gtar.tar
test test-tar.tar
test test-node.tar