cli-tarHow do I decompress a UNIX tar file?
Decompressing a UNIX tar file is a simple process.
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First, open a terminal window and navigate to the directory containing the tar file.
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Then, use the command
tar -xvf <filename>.tar
to decompress the tar file. The-x
flag stands for extract, the-v
flag stands for verbose output, and the-f
flag stands for file. -
The output should look something like this:
x file1.txt
x file2.txt
x file3.txt
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This means that the tar file was successfully decompressed and the contents of the tar file are now in the current directory.
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If you want to decompress the tar file into a specific directory, you can use the command
tar -xvf <filename>.tar -C <destination_directory>
. The-C
flag stands for change directory. -
You can also use the
-z
flag to decompress tar.gz files. The command would look like this:tar -xvzf <filename>.tar.gz
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If you need more information about the tar command, you can read the GNU Tar Manual.
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