extracting tar.gz command
 

hi,
I have downaded a tar.gz file in my Fedora box.To extract the command i use

It successfully execute it show me like extracting the files when it stop I open the home folder but there was only the compress file which i have already downloaded
example:- foo.tar.gz

By default it save in /root folder. I want that after extracting it save in /home/smith folder.I try the command it it not works.

# tar xvfz /home/smith/foo.tar.gz /home/smith/

Kindly guide me that how can i save it in /home/smith folder.

thanks
gardenair

Hi,

The archive is extracted in the directory you were when you ran the tar command. I guess it wasn't /home/user since you used a full path.
You can use the -C option to extract the archive where you want:
Regards

That command will output the contents to the current working directory.

So, for example, if you're in directory /first/directory, and then execute the command above, the output will be in /first/directory, not in /home/.

You can use tar's -C option to output the contents to some specific place.

Thanks "bathory". to solve my issue.:hattip: