cli-tarHow do I extract files from a tar archive using the cmd command?
Using the tar
command, you can extract files from a tar archive. To do so, you must use the -x
option to extract the files.
For example:
tar -xvf archive.tar
This command will extract all files from the archive.tar
file. The -v
option will display a list of the files being extracted.
Code explanation
tar
- the command used to extract files from a tar archive-x
- the option to extract the files-v
- the option to display the list of the files being extractedarchive.tar
- the name of the tar archive
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