cli-tarHow do I extract files from a tar archive using the command line?

To extract files from a tar archive using the command line, you can use the tar command.

tar -xvf <filename>.tar

This command will extract all files from the tar archive. The flags used are:

• -x: extract files from an archive
• -v: verbosely list files processed
• -f: use archive file or device

The output of this command will be a list of all the files extracted from the tar archive.

You can also extract specific files from the tar archive using the tar command.

tar -xvf <filename>.tar <file1> <file2> ...

This command will extract the specified files from the tar archive.

You can also extract files to a specific directory using the tar command.

tar -xvf <filename>.tar -C <directory>

This command will extract all files from the tar archive to the specified directory.

For more information about the tar command, you can refer to the GNU Tar Manual.

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