Extract specific directories with all subdirectories from a tar file
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I know how to extract single file from a tarball, although now I have 500 GB tar file without any compression, just a plain tar and I would like to extract specifically 3 directories, with such structure:
dir1/subDir1/
dir2/subDir2/
dir3/subDir3/subSubDir3/
There are many subdirectories inside each of those and real many files. I wish to simply extract everything inside of those.
I am curious as to how to do this, without having to extract the whole tarball.
tar
asked Oct 14 '17 at 11:36
Vlastimil
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I know how to extract single file from a tarball, although now I have 500 GB tar file without any compression, just a plain tar and I would like to extract specifically 3 directories, with such structure:
dir1/subDir1/
dir2/subDir2/
dir3/subDir3/subSubDir3/
There are many subdirectories inside each of those and real many files. I wish to simply extract everything inside of those.
I am curious as to how to do this, without having to extract the whole tarball.
tar
asked Oct 14 '17 at 11:36
Vlastimil
6,4761148121
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up vote
0
down vote
favorite
up vote
0
down vote
favorite
I know how to extract single file from a tarball, although now I have 500 GB tar file without any compression, just a plain tar and I would like to extract specifically 3 directories, with such structure:
dir1/subDir1/
dir2/subDir2/
dir3/subDir3/subSubDir3/
There are many subdirectories inside each of those and real many files. I wish to simply extract everything inside of those.
I am curious as to how to do this, without having to extract the whole tarball.
tar
asked Oct 14 '17 at 11:36
Vlastimil
6,4761148121
I know how to extract single file from a tarball, although now I have 500 GB tar file without any compression, just a plain tar and I would like to extract specifically 3 directories, with such structure:
dir1/subDir1/
dir2/subDir2/
dir3/subDir3/subSubDir3/
There are many subdirectories inside each of those and real many files. I wish to simply extract everything inside of those.
I am curious as to how to do this, without having to extract the whole tarball.
tar
asked Oct 14 '17 at 11:36
Vlastimil
6,4761148121
asked Oct 14 '17 at 11:36
Vlastimil
6,4761148121
asked Oct 14 '17 at 11:36
Vlastimil
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asked Oct 14 '17 at 11:36
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tar extracts directories like files, see the man page for more info.
# -v; verbose parameter is rather obstructive
# in case of thousands and thousands of files
tar -xf archive.tar directory/
edited Oct 14 '17 at 21:52
Hunter.S.Thompson
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answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:28
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You can use the --strip-components=n option.
tar -xvf archive.tar --strip-components=4
--strip-components=NUMBERstrip NUMBER leading components from file names on extraction
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:51
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
tar extracts directories like files, see the man page for more info.
# -v; verbose parameter is rather obstructive
# in case of thousands and thousands of files
tar -xf archive.tar directory/
edited Oct 14 '17 at 21:52
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:28
jdwolf
2,392116
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up vote
3
down vote
accepted
tar extracts directories like files, see the man page for more info.
# -v; verbose parameter is rather obstructive
# in case of thousands and thousands of files
tar -xf archive.tar directory/
edited Oct 14 '17 at 21:52
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:28
jdwolf
2,392116
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up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
tar extracts directories like files, see the man page for more info.
# -v; verbose parameter is rather obstructive
# in case of thousands and thousands of files
tar -xf archive.tar directory/
edited Oct 14 '17 at 21:52
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:28
jdwolf
2,392116
tar extracts directories like files, see the man page for more info.
# -v; verbose parameter is rather obstructive
# in case of thousands and thousands of files
tar -xf archive.tar directory/
edited Oct 14 '17 at 21:52
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:28
jdwolf
2,392116
edited Oct 14 '17 at 21:52
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
edited Oct 14 '17 at 21:52
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
edited Oct 14 '17 at 21:52
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
4,56431334
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:28
jdwolf
2,392116
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:28
jdwolf
2,392116
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:28
jdwolf
2,392116
2,392116
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You can use the --strip-components=n option.
tar -xvf archive.tar --strip-components=4
--strip-components=NUMBERstrip NUMBER leading components from file names on extraction
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:51
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
You can use the --strip-components=n option.
tar -xvf archive.tar --strip-components=4
--strip-components=NUMBERstrip NUMBER leading components from file names on extraction
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:51
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
You can use the --strip-components=n option.
tar -xvf archive.tar --strip-components=4
--strip-components=NUMBERstrip NUMBER leading components from file names on extraction
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:51
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
You can use the --strip-components=n option.
tar -xvf archive.tar --strip-components=4
--strip-components=NUMBERstrip NUMBER leading components from file names on extraction
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:51
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:51
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:51
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
answered Oct 14 '17 at 12:51
Hunter.S.Thompson
4,56431334
4,56431334
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