How to open or Untar a “tar” file in Linux or Unix:

• From the terminal, change to the directory where yourfile.tar has been downloaded.
• Type tar -xvf yourfile.tar to extract the file to the current directory.
• Or tar -C /myfolder -xvf yourfile.tar to extract to another directory.

How do I open a TAR file?

How to open TAR files

1. Save the .tar file to the desktop.
2. Launch WinZip from your start menu or Desktop shortcut.
3. Select all the files and folders inside the compressed file.
4. Click 1-click Unzip and choose Unzip to PC or Cloud in the WinZip toolbar under the Unzip/Share tab.

How do I open a tar file in Terminal?

Steps

• Open the terminal.
• Type tar .
• Type a space.
• Type -x .
• If the tar file is also compressed with gzip (.tar.gz or .tgz extension), type z .
• Type f .
• Type a space.
• Type the name of the file that you wish to extract.