Quick question about tar

phil1076 · 02-05-2002, 10:29 AM

If I have 20 .tar files in the same directory, what command should I use to un-tar them all at once?

tar -xvf *.tar does not work..Thanks in advance

NSKL · 02-05-2002, 12:07 PM

yeah and if i have 100 .tar archives in one dir how do i gzipped them all at once?

dorward · 02-05-2002, 12:08 PM

You have to run the tar program seperatly for each file.

Code:

for x in *.tar; do tar xvf "$x"; done

should work (in bash at least)

therion12 · 02-05-2002, 12:28 PM

Yeah hes right you'll have to run a loop-like command for it to work. I'm not sure about TAR files if this works but try:

tar zxf *.tar.gz

phil1076 · 02-05-2002, 12:28 PM

ack! ok thanks, I think...

dorward · 02-05-2002, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NSKL
yeah and if i have 100 .tar archives in one dir how do i gzipped them all at once?

for x in *.tar; do gzip "$x"; done