[PLUG] Re: PLUG Digest, Vol 32, Issue 6

[Charles Eckenroed]

Looks like you already got plenty of help.

So, just out of curiosity, why would you want to extract a tarball in  
the root directory?

Just asking.

--chuck


On May 3, 2007, at 12:58 PM, plug-request at lists.pdxlinux.org wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 12:26:08 -0700
> From: "User Iam" <vramnum10 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [PLUG] tar help
> To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help,	civil and on-topic"
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> I can never remember
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> tar  -xvf   some.tar   <how do I tell it where to go>
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> I want it to be in the root directory
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> TIA
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> User Iam