Re: tar file extract specific

* Mike Egglestone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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? Yes. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsu

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 acci

Re: tar file extract specific

tar xvf home.tar file1_to_recover.ext file2.ext Thus spake Mike Egglestone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > 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? > > Tha