[plug] re; untar to directory

[William Kenworthy]

err, I usually just untar such things it in /tmp, check em for problems
then copy the files over ...

or maybe create a temporary symlink to fudge the path if lots of
subdirectories are involved.


BillK

On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 17:05, Jon Miller wrote:
> I have a tarred file that has several directories before the filename:
> ex: /mnt/hdd/etc/filename.tar.gz
> What I need to do is untar the file to:
> /etc/filename
> I'm assuming if I issue the following command it will yield the wrong results
> tar -xzvf filename.tar.gz /etc 
> /etc/mnt/hdd/etc/filename
> Is there a way to strip off the /mnt/hdd?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jon L. Miller, MCNE, CNS
> Director/Sr Systems Consultant
> MMT Networks Pty Ltd
> http://www.mmtnetworks.com.au
> 
> "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure
>  is trying to please everybody." -Bill Cosby
> 
> 
> 
-- 
William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au>