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cli-tarHow do I unzip a tar file using the command line?


Unzipping a tar file using the command line is a simple process. The following command will unzip the tar file:

tar -xvf <file-name.tar>

This will extract the contents of the tar file in the same directory.

Code explanation

  • tar: The program used to unzip the tar file.
  • -xvf: The flags used to tell tar to extract and verbosely list the contents of the tar file.
  • <file-name.tar>: The name of the tar file to be unzipped.

For more information on the tar command, see the GNU tar manual.

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