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I have a tar archive foo.tar.gz, inside of which a directory containing another directory contains a file: folder_1/folder_2/file.txt.
I want to untar file.txt without extracting folder_1/folder_2/.
Using
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz folder_1/folder_2/file.txt
I get file.txt inside the subdirectories that contained it inside the tar archive (folder_1/folder_2/file.txt).
Is there a way of getting only file.txt and nothing else in a single command, avoiding extracting everything?
directory tar
edited Feb 8 at 14:01
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I have a tar archive foo.tar.gz, inside of which a directory containing another directory contains a file: folder_1/folder_2/file.txt.
I want to untar file.txt without extracting folder_1/folder_2/.
Using
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz folder_1/folder_2/file.txt
I get file.txt inside the subdirectories that contained it inside the tar archive (folder_1/folder_2/file.txt).
Is there a way of getting only file.txt and nothing else in a single command, avoiding extracting everything?
directory tar
edited Feb 8 at 14:01
Jeff Schaller
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asked Feb 8 at 13:21
tli
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marked as duplicate by αғsýιη, Jeff Schaller, G-Man, Isaac, Archemar Feb 9 at 6:12
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How to extract only files without creating directory paths from tar.gz file?
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I have a tar archive foo.tar.gz, inside of which a directory containing another directory contains a file: folder_1/folder_2/file.txt.
I want to untar file.txt without extracting folder_1/folder_2/.
Using
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz folder_1/folder_2/file.txt
I get file.txt inside the subdirectories that contained it inside the tar archive (folder_1/folder_2/file.txt).
Is there a way of getting only file.txt and nothing else in a single command, avoiding extracting everything?
directory tar
edited Feb 8 at 14:01
Jeff Schaller
31.3k846105
asked Feb 8 at 13:21
tli
234
This question already has an answer here:
How to extract only files without creating directory paths from tar.gz file?
2 answers
I have a tar archive foo.tar.gz, inside of which a directory containing another directory contains a file: folder_1/folder_2/file.txt.
I want to untar file.txt without extracting folder_1/folder_2/.
Using
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz folder_1/folder_2/file.txt
I get file.txt inside the subdirectories that contained it inside the tar archive (folder_1/folder_2/file.txt).
Is there a way of getting only file.txt and nothing else in a single command, avoiding extracting everything?
This question already has an answer here:
How to extract only files without creating directory paths from tar.gz file?
2 answers
directory tar
edited Feb 8 at 14:01
Jeff Schaller
31.3k846105
asked Feb 8 at 13:21
tli
234
edited Feb 8 at 14:01
Jeff Schaller
31.3k846105
edited Feb 8 at 14:01
Jeff Schaller
31.3k846105
edited Feb 8 at 14:01
Jeff Schaller
31.3k846105
31.3k846105
asked Feb 8 at 13:21
tli
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asked Feb 8 at 13:21
tli
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asked Feb 8 at 13:21
tli
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marked as duplicate by αғsýιη, Jeff Schaller, G-Man, Isaac, Archemar Feb 9 at 6:12
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You can extract the file to standard output and redirect that:
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz -O folder_1/folder_2/file.txt > file.txt
(Note that the option is a capital “Oâ€Â, not the digit “0â€Â.)
answered Feb 8 at 13:51
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I am getting this printed out, and myfile.txtgets extracted without any content:tar: Options '-[0-7][lmh]' not supported by *this* tar Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:00
@tli Are you using-O(capital letter O), or-0(number 0)? The capital letter O option is a GNU tar extension to extract tostdout.
– Andrew Henle
Feb 8 at 14:06
@AndrewHenle my bad, thanks for pointing that out, now it works!
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:12
The option is also supported on other platforms, e.g. FreeBSD.
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 8 at 14:13
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1 Answer
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oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
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down vote
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You can extract the file to standard output and redirect that:
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz -O folder_1/folder_2/file.txt > file.txt
(Note that the option is a capital “Oâ€Â, not the digit “0â€Â.)
answered Feb 8 at 13:51
Stephen Kitt
142k22308369
I am getting this printed out, and myfile.txtgets extracted without any content:tar: Options '-[0-7][lmh]' not supported by *this* tar Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:00
@tli Are you using-O(capital letter O), or-0(number 0)? The capital letter O option is a GNU tar extension to extract tostdout.
– Andrew Henle
Feb 8 at 14:06
@AndrewHenle my bad, thanks for pointing that out, now it works!
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:12
The option is also supported on other platforms, e.g. FreeBSD.
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 8 at 14:13
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up vote
2
down vote
accepted
You can extract the file to standard output and redirect that:
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz -O folder_1/folder_2/file.txt > file.txt
(Note that the option is a capital “Oâ€Â, not the digit “0â€Â.)
answered Feb 8 at 13:51
Stephen Kitt
142k22308369
I am getting this printed out, and myfile.txtgets extracted without any content:tar: Options '-[0-7][lmh]' not supported by *this* tar Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:00
@tli Are you using-O(capital letter O), or-0(number 0)? The capital letter O option is a GNU tar extension to extract tostdout.
– Andrew Henle
Feb 8 at 14:06
@AndrewHenle my bad, thanks for pointing that out, now it works!
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:12
The option is also supported on other platforms, e.g. FreeBSD.
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 8 at 14:13
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
You can extract the file to standard output and redirect that:
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz -O folder_1/folder_2/file.txt > file.txt
(Note that the option is a capital “Oâ€Â, not the digit “0â€Â.)
answered Feb 8 at 13:51
Stephen Kitt
142k22308369
You can extract the file to standard output and redirect that:
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz -O folder_1/folder_2/file.txt > file.txt
(Note that the option is a capital “Oâ€Â, not the digit “0â€Â.)
answered Feb 8 at 13:51
Stephen Kitt
142k22308369
edited Feb 8 at 14:12
answered Feb 8 at 13:51
Stephen Kitt
142k22308369
answered Feb 8 at 13:51
Stephen Kitt
142k22308369
answered Feb 8 at 13:51
Stephen Kitt
142k22308369
142k22308369
I am getting this printed out, and myfile.txtgets extracted without any content:tar: Options '-[0-7][lmh]' not supported by *this* tar Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:00
@tli Are you using-O(capital letter O), or-0(number 0)? The capital letter O option is a GNU tar extension to extract tostdout.
– Andrew Henle
Feb 8 at 14:06
@AndrewHenle my bad, thanks for pointing that out, now it works!
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:12
The option is also supported on other platforms, e.g. FreeBSD.
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 8 at 14:13
add a comment |Â
I am getting this printed out, and myfile.txtgets extracted without any content:tar: Options '-[0-7][lmh]' not supported by *this* tar Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:00
@tli Are you using-O(capital letter O), or-0(number 0)? The capital letter O option is a GNU tar extension to extract tostdout.
– Andrew Henle
Feb 8 at 14:06
@AndrewHenle my bad, thanks for pointing that out, now it works!
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:12
The option is also supported on other platforms, e.g. FreeBSD.
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 8 at 14:13
I am getting this printed out, and my
file.txt gets extracted without any content: tar: Options '-[0-7][lmh]' not supported by *this* tar Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.– tli
Feb 8 at 14:00
I am getting this printed out, and my
file.txt gets extracted without any content: tar: Options '-[0-7][lmh]' not supported by *this* tar Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.– tli
Feb 8 at 14:00
@tli Are you using
-O (capital letter O), or -0 (number 0)? The capital letter O option is a GNU tar extension to extract to stdout.– Andrew Henle
Feb 8 at 14:06
@tli Are you using
-O (capital letter O), or -0 (number 0)? The capital letter O option is a GNU tar extension to extract to stdout.– Andrew Henle
Feb 8 at 14:06
@AndrewHenle my bad, thanks for pointing that out, now it works!
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:12
@AndrewHenle my bad, thanks for pointing that out, now it works!
– tli
Feb 8 at 14:12
The option is also supported on other platforms, e.g. FreeBSD.
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 8 at 14:13
The option is also supported on other platforms, e.g. FreeBSD.
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 8 at 14:13
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