diff --git a/tar/unpack/file/rule.bzl b/tar/unpack/file/rule.bzl
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-visibility("//tar/...")
-
-DOC = """unpacks files from a tarball
-```py
-tar_unpack_file(
-
-    name = "extracted",
-    src = ":archive.tar",
-)
-```
-"""
-
-ATTRS = {
-    "src": attr.label(
-        doc = "An archive to extract into a declared directory (`TreeArtifact`).",
-        mandatory = True,
-        allow_single_file = [".tar"],
-    ),
-}
-
-def implementation(ctx):
-    tar = ctx.toolchains["//tar/toolchain/tar:type"]
-
-    output_dir = ctx.actions.declare_directory(ctx.attr.name)
-
-    args = ctx.actions.args()
-    args.add("-xvf").add(ctx.file.src.path)
-    args.add("-C").add(output_dir.path)
-
-    ctx.actions.run(
-        outputs = [output_dir],
-        inputs = [ctx.file.src],
-        arguments = [args],
-        executable = tar.executable,
-        tools = [tar.executable],
-        mnemonic = "TarUnpack",
-        progress_message = "unpacking %{inputs}",
-    )
-
-    depset_files = depset([output_dir])
-    return DefaultInfo(files = depset_files)
-
-tar_unpack_file = rule(
-    doc = DOC,
-    attrs = ATTRS,
-    implementation = implementation,
-    toolchains = ["//tar/toolchain/tar:type"],
-)