function extractTar(file, dest, flags = 'xz') {
    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
        if (!file) {
            throw new Error("parameter 'file' is required");
        }
        // Create dest
        dest = yield _createExtractFolder(dest);
        // Determine whether GNU tar
        core.debug('Checking tar --version');
        let versionOutput = '';
        yield (0, exec_1.exec)('tar --version', [], {
            ignoreReturnCode: true,
            silent: true,
            listeners: {
                stdout: (data) => (versionOutput += data.toString()),
                stderr: (data) => (versionOutput += data.toString())
            }
        });
        core.debug(versionOutput.trim());
        const isGnuTar = versionOutput.toUpperCase().includes('GNU TAR');
        // Initialize args
        let args;
        if (flags instanceof Array) {
            args = flags;
        }
        else {
            args = [flags];
        }
        if (core.isDebug() && !flags.includes('v')) {
            args.push('-v');
        }
        let destArg = dest;
        let fileArg = file;
        if (IS_WINDOWS && isGnuTar) {
            args.push('--force-local');
            destArg = dest.replace(/\\/g, '/');
            // Technically only the dest needs to have `/` but for aesthetic consistency
            // convert slashes in the file arg too.
            fileArg = file.replace(/\\/g, '/');
        }
        if (isGnuTar) {
            // Suppress warnings when using GNU tar to extract archives created by BSD tar
            args.push('--warning=no-unknown-keyword');
            args.push('--overwrite');
        }
        args.push('-C', destArg, '-f', fileArg);
        yield (0, exec_1.exec)(`tar`, args);
        return dest;
    });
}
Extract a compressed tar archive

@param file     path to the tar
@param dest     destination directory. Optional.
@param flags    flags for the tar command to use for extraction. Defaults to 'xz' (extracting gzipped tars). Optional.
@returns        path to the destination directory