> it's always intrigued me that the tar command (I imagine it is mainly used to "unzip" things) does not make it very simple to do this. It helps to remember t

> it's always intrigued me that the tar command (I imagine it is mainly used to "unzip" things) does not make it very simple to do this. It helps to remember that tar stands for Tape ARchiver (or Tape ARchive, or something, depending on who you ask), and that its interface really does date from the era when dealing with tape was a common task for pretty much any sysadmin.