How To Extract a Single File / Directory from Tarball Archive
Q. How do I extract a single file or directory form a tarball under UNIX / Linux shell prompt? How do I restore a single file from /dev/st0 tape device?
A. tar command allows to extract a single file or directory using the following format. It works under UNIX, Linux, and BSD operating systems.
tar xvf /dev/st0 filename
tar xvf /dev/st0 directory-name
tar xvf mytar.ball.tar filename
tar -zxvf mytar.ball.tar.gz directory-name
Extract file to /tmp directory
tar -zxvf mytar.ball.tar.gz -C /tmp filename
tar -zxvf mytar.ball.tar.gz -C /tmp dir-name
Read tar man page for more information:
man tar
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Tags: /dev/st0, bsd, bsd operating system, Linux, man page, operating systems, shell, tape, tar command, tar file, tar filename, tar gz, tar zxvf, UNIX ~ Last updated on: April 29, 2008
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