}

    def "adds distTar task for main distribution"() {
        when:
        project.pluginManager.apply(DistributionPlugin)

        then:
        def task = project.tasks.distTar
        task instanceof Tar
        task.archiveFile.get().asFile == project.file("build/distributions/test-project.tar")
    }

    def "adds distTar task for custom distribution"() {
        when:

> Task :createDocs
> Task :compileJava
> Task :distTar
> Task :distZip
> Task :assemble

        result.assertTasksNotSkipped(":compileJava", ":classes", ":jar", ":startScripts", ":distTar", ":distZip", ":assemble", ":build")
        classFile.isFile()
        jarFile.isFile()
    }

> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:processResources NO-SOURCE
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:classes${classesUpToDate.raw}
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:jar
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:startScripts
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:distTar
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:distZip
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:assemble
${extraCompileTestJava.raw}> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:compileTest${language.raw}
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:processTestResources NO-SOURCE

`distZip` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Zip.html[Zip]::
Creates a ZIP archive of the distribution contents.

`distTar` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.Task.html[Task]::
Creates a TAR archive of the distribution contents.

`assembleDist` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.Task.html[Task]::
_Depends on_: `distTar`, `distZip`
+
Creates ZIP and TAR archives of the distribution contents.

    private static final String DISTRIBUTION_GROUP = "distribution";
    private static final String TASK_DIST_ZIP_NAME = "distZip";
    private static final String TASK_DIST_TAR_NAME = "distTar";
    private static final String TASK_ASSEMBLE_NAME = "assembleDist";

    private final Instantiator instantiator;
    private final FileOperations fileOperations;

    }
}
'''
        // ensure we no duplicate files in default setup (GRADLE-3289)
        buildFile << """
        [installDist, distZip, distTar]*.configure {
            it.duplicatesStrategy = "fail"
        }
"""
        when:
        run 'installDist', 'distZip', 'distTar'

        then:
        def installDir = file('build/install/application')
        installDir.assertIsDir()

        then:
        def task = project.tasks[ApplicationPlugin.TASK_DIST_ZIP_NAME]
        task instanceof Zip
        task.archiveFileName.get() == "${project.applicationName}.zip"
    }

    def "adds distTar task to project"() {
        when:
        plugin.apply(project)

        then:
        def task = project.tasks[ApplicationPlugin.TASK_DIST_TAR_NAME]
        task instanceof Tar

You can run `gradle installDist` to create an image of the application in `build/install/__projectName__`. You can run `gradle distZip` to create a ZIP containing the distribution, `gradle distTar` to create an application TAR or `gradle assemble` to build both.

[[sec:customizing_start_script_generation]]
=== Customizing start script generation

    public static final String TASK_START_SCRIPTS_NAME = "startScripts";
    public static final String TASK_DIST_ZIP_NAME = "distZip";
    public static final String TASK_DIST_TAR_NAME = "distTar";

    @Override
    public void apply(final Project project) {
        TaskContainer tasks = project.getTasks();

        project.getPluginManager().apply(JavaPlugin.class);