pipe of tar and tree commands?
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I would like to see the tree of a big compressed file (specifically only the second level of directories) so I used the following command:
tar -tf tarfile | tree -L 2
But it outputs the tree of the directory I am in, not of the compressed file. The other commands work fine, for example if I do:
tar -tf tarfile | less
It lets me explore correctly the tarfile.
Am I doing something wrong or I can't use tree like other commands trough pipping? If not, is there any other way to only see the files till second level directories of a compressed file?
pipe tar command tree
asked Dec 27 '18 at 23:30
Aurelie NavirAurelie Navir
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I would like to see the tree of a big compressed file (specifically only the second level of directories) so I used the following command:
tar -tf tarfile | tree -L 2
But it outputs the tree of the directory I am in, not of the compressed file. The other commands work fine, for example if I do:
tar -tf tarfile | less
It lets me explore correctly the tarfile.
Am I doing something wrong or I can't use tree like other commands trough pipping? If not, is there any other way to only see the files till second level directories of a compressed file?
pipe tar command tree
asked Dec 27 '18 at 23:30
Aurelie NavirAurelie Navir
132
Do you have archivemount installed?
– Mark Plotnick
Dec 27 '18 at 23:51
No, I just read about the command. But from what I understand, the command is used to mount the tarFile into a mount point. That would take a lot of time if the tar is too big right? Or maybe I have to use it some specific options only to show the files till some level?
– Aurelie Navir
Dec 28 '18 at 0:39
It's probably a bit slower thantar tvf. How big are your tar files?
– Mark Plotnick
Dec 28 '18 at 1:54
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I would like to see the tree of a big compressed file (specifically only the second level of directories) so I used the following command:
tar -tf tarfile | tree -L 2
But it outputs the tree of the directory I am in, not of the compressed file. The other commands work fine, for example if I do:
tar -tf tarfile | less
It lets me explore correctly the tarfile.
Am I doing something wrong or I can't use tree like other commands trough pipping? If not, is there any other way to only see the files till second level directories of a compressed file?
pipe tar command tree
asked Dec 27 '18 at 23:30
Aurelie NavirAurelie Navir
132
I would like to see the tree of a big compressed file (specifically only the second level of directories) so I used the following command:
tar -tf tarfile | tree -L 2
But it outputs the tree of the directory I am in, not of the compressed file. The other commands work fine, for example if I do:
tar -tf tarfile | less
It lets me explore correctly the tarfile.
Am I doing something wrong or I can't use tree like other commands trough pipping? If not, is there any other way to only see the files till second level directories of a compressed file?
pipe tar command tree
pipe tar command tree
asked Dec 27 '18 at 23:30
Aurelie NavirAurelie Navir
132
asked Dec 27 '18 at 23:30
Aurelie NavirAurelie Navir
132
asked Dec 27 '18 at 23:30
Aurelie NavirAurelie Navir
132
asked Dec 27 '18 at 23:30
Aurelie NavirAurelie Navir
132
asked Dec 27 '18 at 23:30
Aurelie NavirAurelie Navir
132
132
Do you have archivemount installed?
– Mark Plotnick
Dec 27 '18 at 23:51
No, I just read about the command. But from what I understand, the command is used to mount the tarFile into a mount point. That would take a lot of time if the tar is too big right? Or maybe I have to use it some specific options only to show the files till some level?
– Aurelie Navir
Dec 28 '18 at 0:39
It's probably a bit slower thantar tvf. How big are your tar files?
– Mark Plotnick
Dec 28 '18 at 1:54
add a comment |
Do you have archivemount installed?
– Mark Plotnick
Dec 27 '18 at 23:51
No, I just read about the command. But from what I understand, the command is used to mount the tarFile into a mount point. That would take a lot of time if the tar is too big right? Or maybe I have to use it some specific options only to show the files till some level?
– Aurelie Navir
Dec 28 '18 at 0:39
It's probably a bit slower thantar tvf. How big are your tar files?
– Mark Plotnick
Dec 28 '18 at 1:54
Do you have archivemount installed?
– Mark Plotnick
Dec 27 '18 at 23:51
Do you have archivemount installed?
– Mark Plotnick
Dec 27 '18 at 23:51
No, I just read about the command. But from what I understand, the command is used to mount the tarFile into a mount point. That would take a lot of time if the tar is too big right? Or maybe I have to use it some specific options only to show the files till some level?
– Aurelie Navir
Dec 28 '18 at 0:39
No, I just read about the command. But from what I understand, the command is used to mount the tarFile into a mount point. That would take a lot of time if the tar is too big right? Or maybe I have to use it some specific options only to show the files till some level?
– Aurelie Navir
Dec 28 '18 at 0:39
It's probably a bit slower than
tar tvf. How big are your tar files?– Mark Plotnick
Dec 28 '18 at 1:54
It's probably a bit slower than
tar tvf. How big are your tar files?– Mark Plotnick
Dec 28 '18 at 1:54
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Since tree does not read stdin, but instead traverses the actual directory structure (whether the current directory or the specified directories), you would need to post-process the table of contents of the tar file. If the tar file was created with full/absolute path names, you'll need to adjust the ranges to find your desired directory depth.
One option is awk:
tar -tf tarfile | awk -F/ 'NF == 3'
Another is cut (sorting uniquely so that child directories beyond level 2 don't cause the parent to be reported again):
tar -tf tarfile | cut -d/ -f1-3 | sort -u
answered Dec 28 '18 at 2:10
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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Since tree does not read stdin, but instead traverses the actual directory structure (whether the current directory or the specified directories), you would need to post-process the table of contents of the tar file. If the tar file was created with full/absolute path names, you'll need to adjust the ranges to find your desired directory depth.
One option is awk:
tar -tf tarfile | awk -F/ 'NF == 3'
Another is cut (sorting uniquely so that child directories beyond level 2 don't cause the parent to be reported again):
tar -tf tarfile | cut -d/ -f1-3 | sort -u
answered Dec 28 '18 at 2:10
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Since tree does not read stdin, but instead traverses the actual directory structure (whether the current directory or the specified directories), you would need to post-process the table of contents of the tar file. If the tar file was created with full/absolute path names, you'll need to adjust the ranges to find your desired directory depth.
One option is awk:
tar -tf tarfile | awk -F/ 'NF == 3'
Another is cut (sorting uniquely so that child directories beyond level 2 don't cause the parent to be reported again):
tar -tf tarfile | cut -d/ -f1-3 | sort -u
answered Dec 28 '18 at 2:10
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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Since tree does not read stdin, but instead traverses the actual directory structure (whether the current directory or the specified directories), you would need to post-process the table of contents of the tar file. If the tar file was created with full/absolute path names, you'll need to adjust the ranges to find your desired directory depth.
One option is awk:
tar -tf tarfile | awk -F/ 'NF == 3'
Another is cut (sorting uniquely so that child directories beyond level 2 don't cause the parent to be reported again):
tar -tf tarfile | cut -d/ -f1-3 | sort -u
answered Dec 28 '18 at 2:10
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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Since tree does not read stdin, but instead traverses the actual directory structure (whether the current directory or the specified directories), you would need to post-process the table of contents of the tar file. If the tar file was created with full/absolute path names, you'll need to adjust the ranges to find your desired directory depth.
One option is awk:
tar -tf tarfile | awk -F/ 'NF == 3'
Another is cut (sorting uniquely so that child directories beyond level 2 don't cause the parent to be reported again):
tar -tf tarfile | cut -d/ -f1-3 | sort -u
answered Dec 28 '18 at 2:10
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Do you have archivemount installed?
– Mark Plotnick
Dec 27 '18 at 23:51
No, I just read about the command. But from what I understand, the command is used to mount the tarFile into a mount point. That would take a lot of time if the tar is too big right? Or maybe I have to use it some specific options only to show the files till some level?
– Aurelie Navir
Dec 28 '18 at 0:39
It's probably a bit slower than
tar tvf. How big are your tar files?– Mark Plotnick
Dec 28 '18 at 1:54