On 9/4/05, Todd Cary <todd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Basic tar question:
>
> I have created a ar file with
>
> tar -prvf /tmp/ib_backup.tar /opt/interbase/data/*
>
> The file has been copied to another box and I want to untar the file into
>
> /opt/interbase/data/
>
> I am not sure about the syntax; how to specify where I want the data to
> be placed.
>
> Here is my start of the command:
>
> tar -xvf /tmp/ib_backup.tar #The tar file is in /tmp
You can always use the '-C' option to tar, which specifies the
destination directory.
Best regards
Michael Boman
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IT Security Researcher & Developer
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