Re: tar file extract specific
hi ya
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Mike Egglestone wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a normal backup tar file of my /home directory.
> Is it possible to extract certain or specific files out of this
> tar file without having to untar the entire file first?
#
# go to some work area where yu know you will not accidentally
# overwrite new files with the older directories/files form backup
#
cd /tmp
tar ztvf /mnt/Backup/foo.backup.tgz etc/passwd home/egglestone/file
when ready to extract those files ... use zxvfp instead of ztvf
do a diff first o make sure and
than mv it to /home or where you want it
c ya
alvin
Reply to: