How To extract .tar.gz To A Specific Directory?

George2 · 02-18-2006, 01:48 AM

Hello everyone,

The command "tar -zxvf foo.tar.gz" will extract the tar file foo to the current directory. I am wondering how to extract the tar file to a specific directory.

thanks in advance & have a good weekend,
George

Thetargos · 02-18-2006, 02:02 AM

That's very simple, try the command:

Code:

tar zxf -C /some/dir foo.tar.gz

Edit:
By the way, the -C /path can be placed after the file itself too.

unix_anand · 02-18-2006, 02:24 AM

Hi,

Try this command.

tar -zxvf <tar file name> -C /<directory Name you want to restore>.

Thanks.

Anand.

George2 · 02-18-2006, 06:56 AM

unix_anand,

Quote:

Originally Posted by unix_anand

Hi,

Try this command.

tar -zxvf <tar file name> -C /<directory Name you want to restore>.

Thanks.

Anand.

Cool! It works for me!

regards,
George

George2 · 02-18-2006, 07:01 AM

Thetargos,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thetargos

That's very simple, try the command:

Code:

tar zxf -C /some/dir foo.tar.gz

Edit:
By the way, the -C /path can be placed after the file itself too.

I found that your command does not work. But the following command works,

tar zxf foo.tar.gz -C /some/dir

regards,
George