FYI. example of tar to list , found it from one of my friends => listing archive. /usr/local/gnu/bin/tar -z --list --file=/juno/defunct/users/lsundar.tar.gz => extracting particular file/directory from archive. /usr/local/gnu/bin/tar --verbose -z --extract --file=/juno/defunct/users/gmukesh.tar.gz homefs/mnt/gmukesh/.www/presentation/new-hire-training Thanks, Nikhil °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list