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How do you untar a folder in Linux?
How to open or Untar a “tar” file in Linux or Unix
- From the terminal, change to the directory where your . tar file has been downloaded.
- To extract or untar the file to the current directory, type the following, (Making sure to replace file_name.tar with the actual filename) tar -xvf file_name.tar.
How do I untar a specific folder?
Syntax For Tar Command To Extract Tar Files To a Different Directory
- x : Extract files.
- f : Tar archive name.
- –directory : Set directory name to extract files.
- -C : Set dir name to extract files.
- -z : Work on . tar. …
- -j : Work on . tar. …
- -J (capital J ) : Work on . tar. …
- -v : Verbose output i.e. show progress on screen.
