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Sorry for offtopic, but I find it strange that so many people find it hard to remember, it's just: e(x)tract, be (v)erbose and use (f)ile. If it was gzipped add
by ivanhoe 11y ago
Sorry for offtopic, but I find it strange that so many people find it hard to remember, it's just: e(x)tract, be (v)erbose and use (f)ile. If it was gzipped add -z. If you're compressing the file use -c (for compress) instead of -x. To me it was one of the easier commands to memorize...
- jagger27 11y agoA few extra tips for tar: -xvf is sufficient even if the archive is compressed The dash is optional as well. tar xvf archive.tar.gz works just fine.