[SOLVED] How to undo a tar

gaugeta · 03-16-2013, 10:57 AM

Recently while trying to install a tar file I tried something like the foll command:
tar cvf apache-ant-1.9.0-bin.tar.gz /opt

Now I have all the file space allocated to /opt directory completely filled up.

How can I untar or free my space.

ukiuki · 03-16-2013, 11:39 AM

You can move the files to where there is more space or just delete the files, to move the files use the command mv, to delete use the command rm.

Regards

John VV · 03-16-2013, 01:37 PM

if you have a desktop GUI installed ( Gnome2,KDE4,xfce,lxde,...)
just r-click it ( just the same way you do on a windows or apple computer)
and extract the archive from the options on the "r-click" menu

if this is a TEXT ONLY install - no graphics - terminal only ( NO graphics -- as in you can not use firefox ) , or a text only login to a remote machine

that file is a tar.gz
a "g" zipped TAR archive -- "gz"
-- very basic commands --

Code:

gzip -d apache-ant-1.9.0-bin.tar.gz
tar -x apache-ant-1.9.0-bin.tar

for more options read

Code:

gzip --help
--- and ---
man gzip
-- and --
tar --help
--- and ---
man tar

NevemTeve · 03-17-2013, 12:42 AM

Undoing tar is not possible, but deleting the files is quite possible.