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Creating an archive

This is the heart of eatArchive: for some (workflow 1) or all (workflow 2) files in a directory, create an archival package in which files are converted to open, software-agnostic file formats.

Create an archive for a selected set of files in a directory (workflow 1)

write_directory_report()
Create an Excel workbook with metadata for all subfolders of a directory
create_archive_from_report()
Create an archival directory based on Excel file

Create an archive of a whole directory as is (workflow 2)

create_archive_from_directory()
Create an archival directory of all files in a directory

Scan a directory

Generate a report of all files in a directory for an insight into your oldest, newest or largest files.

scan_directory()
Search a directory for specific files (date, size)

Miscellaneous

configure_veraPDF()
Configure the location of veraPDF installation