diff --git a/Sources/swcomp/Containers/TarCommand.swift b/Sources/swcomp/Containers/TarCommand.swift
index 54ec091d..c37db1ea 100644
--- a/Sources/swcomp/Containers/TarCommand.swift
+++ b/Sources/swcomp/Containers/TarCommand.swift
@@ -92,94 +92,10 @@ class TarCommand: Command {
                 print("Creating new container at \"\(self.archive.value)\" from \"\(inputPath)\"")
                 print("d = directory, f = file, l = symbolic link")
             }
-            let entries = try self.createEntries(inputPath, verbose.value)
+            let entries = try TarEntry.createEntries(inputPath, verbose.value)
             let containerData = TarContainer.create(from: entries)
             try containerData.write(to: URL(fileURLWithPath: self.archive.value))
         }
     }
 
-    private func createEntries(_ inputPath: String, _ verbose: Bool) throws -> [TarEntry] {
-        let inputURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: inputPath)
-        let fileManager = FileManager.default
-
-        let fileAttributes = try fileManager.attributesOfItem(atPath: inputPath)
-
-        let name = inputURL.relativePath
-
-        let entryType: ContainerEntryType
-        if let typeFromAttributes = fileAttributes[.type] as? FileAttributeType {
-            switch typeFromAttributes {
-            case .typeBlockSpecial:
-                entryType = .blockSpecial
-            case .typeCharacterSpecial:
-                entryType = .characterSpecial
-            case .typeDirectory:
-                entryType = .directory
-            case .typeRegular:
-                entryType = .regular
-            case .typeSocket:
-                entryType = .socket
-            case .typeSymbolicLink:
-                entryType = .symbolicLink
-            case .typeUnknown:
-                entryType = .unknown
-            default:
-                entryType = .unknown
-            }
-        } else {
-            entryType = .unknown
-        }
-
-        var info = TarEntryInfo(name: name, type: entryType)
-        info.creationTime = fileAttributes[.creationDate] as? Date
-        info.groupID = (fileAttributes[.groupOwnerAccountID] as? NSNumber)?.intValue
-        info.ownerGroupName = fileAttributes[.groupOwnerAccountName] as? String
-        info.modificationTime = fileAttributes[.modificationDate] as? Date
-        info.ownerID = (fileAttributes[.ownerAccountID] as? NSNumber)?.intValue
-        info.ownerUserName = fileAttributes[.ownerAccountName] as? String
-        if let posixPermissions = (fileAttributes[.posixPermissions] as? NSNumber)?.intValue {
-            info.permissions = Permissions(rawValue: UInt32(truncatingIfNeeded: posixPermissions))
-        }
-
-        var entryData = Data()
-        if entryType == .symbolicLink {
-            info.linkName = try fileManager.destinationOfSymbolicLink(atPath: inputPath)
-        } else if entryType != .directory {
-            entryData = try Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: inputPath))
-        }
-
-        if verbose {
-            var log = ""
-            switch entryType {
-            case .regular:
-                log += "f: "
-            case .directory:
-                log += "d: "
-            case .symbolicLink:
-                log += "l:"
-            default:
-                log += "u: "
-            }
-            log += name
-            if entryType == .symbolicLink {
-                log += " -> " + info.linkName
-            }
-            print(log)
-        }
-
-        let entry = TarEntry(info: info, data: entryData)
-
-        var entries = [TarEntry]()
-        entries.append(entry)
-
-        if entryType == .directory {
-            for subPath in try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: inputPath) {
-                entries.append(contentsOf: try self.createEntries(inputURL.appendingPathComponent(subPath).relativePath,
-                                                                  verbose))
-            }
-        }
-
-        return entries
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/Sources/swcomp/Extensions/TarEntry+Create.swift b/Sources/swcomp/Extensions/TarEntry+Create.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e6ddcaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/swcomp/Extensions/TarEntry+Create.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 Timofey Solomko
+// Licensed under MIT License
+//
+// See LICENSE for license information
+
+import Foundation
+import SWCompression
+import SwiftCLI
+
+extension TarEntry {
+
+    static func createEntries(_ inputPath: String, _ verbose: Bool) throws -> [TarEntry] {
+        let inputURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: inputPath)
+        let fileManager = FileManager.default
+
+        let fileAttributes = try fileManager.attributesOfItem(atPath: inputPath)
+
+        let name = inputURL.relativePath
+
+        let entryType: ContainerEntryType
+        if let typeFromAttributes = fileAttributes[.type] as? FileAttributeType {
+            switch typeFromAttributes {
+            case .typeBlockSpecial:
+                entryType = .blockSpecial
+            case .typeCharacterSpecial:
+                entryType = .characterSpecial
+            case .typeDirectory:
+                entryType = .directory
+            case .typeRegular:
+                entryType = .regular
+            case .typeSocket:
+                entryType = .socket
+            case .typeSymbolicLink:
+                entryType = .symbolicLink
+            case .typeUnknown:
+                entryType = .unknown
+            default:
+                entryType = .unknown
+            }
+        } else {
+            entryType = .unknown
+        }
+
+        var info = TarEntryInfo(name: name, type: entryType)
+        info.creationTime = fileAttributes[.creationDate] as? Date
+        info.groupID = (fileAttributes[.groupOwnerAccountID] as? NSNumber)?.intValue
+        info.ownerGroupName = fileAttributes[.groupOwnerAccountName] as? String
+        info.modificationTime = fileAttributes[.modificationDate] as? Date
+        info.ownerID = (fileAttributes[.ownerAccountID] as? NSNumber)?.intValue
+        info.ownerUserName = fileAttributes[.ownerAccountName] as? String
+        if let posixPermissions = (fileAttributes[.posixPermissions] as? NSNumber)?.intValue {
+            info.permissions = Permissions(rawValue: UInt32(truncatingIfNeeded: posixPermissions))
+        }
+
+        var entryData = Data()
+        if entryType == .symbolicLink {
+            info.linkName = try fileManager.destinationOfSymbolicLink(atPath: inputPath)
+        } else if entryType != .directory {
+            entryData = try Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: inputPath))
+        }
+
+        if verbose {
+            var log = ""
+            switch entryType {
+            case .regular:
+                log += "f: "
+            case .directory:
+                log += "d: "
+            case .symbolicLink:
+                log += "l:"
+            default:
+                log += "u: "
+            }
+            log += name
+            if entryType == .symbolicLink {
+                log += " -> " + info.linkName
+            }
+            print(log)
+        }
+
+        let entry = TarEntry(info: info, data: entryData)
+
+        var entries = [TarEntry]()
+        entries.append(entry)
+
+        if entryType == .directory {
+            for subPath in try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: inputPath) {
+                entries.append(contentsOf: try self.createEntries(inputURL.appendingPathComponent(subPath).relativePath,
+                                                                  verbose))
+            }
+        }
+
+        return entries
+    }
+
+}