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Re: [Bug-tar] How to extract files to a directory
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penma |
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Re: [Bug-tar] How to extract files to a directory |
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Wed, 7 Apr 2010 19:07:49 +0200 |
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On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 11:16:04AM -0500, Peng Yu wrote:
> The above command by default extract the files to the current
> directory. How to extract it to some other directory (if the directory
> doesn't exist, then create a new one)? Is there an option for this?
Yes. The manual page mentions the -C option that will extract an archive
under the specified directory name.
There is also a tool named "dtrx" that automatically extracts many
archive formats to a new subdirectory.