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Re: Extracting indiviual files or directories from XYZ.tar.xz



On Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 07:41:33AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 8/7/25 7:00 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > I'm too acclimated to decompressing with single mouse-click ;/
> > Where would I find a good introduction to tar archives?
> > 
> >    1. Can individual files or directories be extracted from XYZ.tar.xz ?
> 
> Better prepared web search answers that question in the affirmative.

     ( here could (should???) have been the **how** )


> My introductory question "Where would I find a good introduction to tar
> archives?" still stands.

`man tar` shows also a 'SEE ALSO' as many many other manual pages do.

In that SEE ALSO section this URL:

    https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual

one click deeper can bring you to

    
    https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/tar.html#Tutorial

 
> >    2. Is there a compressed format that makes above convenient?
 
The tar command handles all supported compression formats equal.
So I skip answering the yes-no-question.


> > TIA

Thank you for being you.  I hope to meet some day the new you.



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