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Linux: tar Extract Files

last updated February 16, 2011 in Linux

How can I extract or uncompress a file from tar ball downloaded from the Internet under Linux using bash command prompt?

How To Extract a Single File / Directory from Tarball Archive

last updated April 29, 2008 in FAQ

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?

How To Open .TBZ ( tar.bz2 ) File Under Linux / UNIX

last updated May 6, 2008 in BASH Shell, File system, Linux, UNIX

I’ve download ed .tbz file. How do I open .tbz file under Linux / UNIX operating system using a shell prompt or GUI application?

List The Contents Of a tar.bz2 Tarball File

last updated December 5, 2013 in BASH Shell, File system, Linux, UNIX

How do I list the contents of a tar.bz2 file under Linux or UNIX-linke operating systems using a shell prompt?

Creating A tar File in Linux Via Command Line Options

last updated March 10, 2014 in Backup & Recovery, File system, Linux

How do I create a tar file under Linux using command line options?

Solaris UNIX Tape Backup And Recovery With tar And cpio Commands

last updated October 27, 2009 in File system, Solaris-Unix, UNIX

We have recently brought a new Sun Solaris UNIX server. How do I Backup data and make a recovery for the Solaris OS using tar and tape device?

List the contents of a tar or tar.gz file

last updated December 21, 2018 in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, HP-UX Unix, Linux, Solaris-Unix, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX

How do I list the contents of a tar or tar.gz file on a Linux, OS X, and Unix-like system? How do I view contents of tar file without extracting it on Linux? How can I list contents of tar file on Unix?