# File lib/fpm/package/sh.rb, line 47
  def payload
    payload_tar = build_path("payload.tar")
    logger.info("Creating payload tar ", :path => payload_tar)

    args = [ tar_cmd,
             "-C",
             staging_path,
             "-cf",
             payload_tar,
             "--owner=0",
             "--group=0",
             "--numeric-owner",
             "." ]

    unless safesystem(*args)
      raise "Command failed while creating payload tar: #{args}"
    end
    payload_tar
  end