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tar extract
Use
tar extract
to extract files and folders.
Syntax
tar extract
archive-file
fileurl
-
dest
[
verbose
] [
screen
|
to
directory-name
]
Views
User view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
archive-file
fileurl
-
dest
: Specifies the archive file name. The suffix can be
.tar
or
.tar.gz
.
verbose
: Displays the names of the successfully extracted files and folders.
screen
: Displays the content of the extracted files and folders on the screen. The extracted files are not
saved.
to
directory-name
: Saves the extracted files and folders to a path.
Usage guidelines
If you do not specify the
screen
keyword or the
to
directory-name
option, the command extracts the
archived files and folders and saves them to the same folder as the archive file.
Examples
# Extract files and folders, and save them to the same folder as the archive file.
<Sysname> tar extract archive-file a.tar.gz
Extracting archive a.tar.gz …… Done.
# Extract files and folders, and display their content on the screen.
<Sysname> tar extract archive-file a.tar.gz verbose screen
a.cfg
#
version 7.1.045, Ess 1105
#
sysname HP
#
# Extract files and folders, save them to the same folder as the archive file, and display the names of the
archived files and folders.
<Sysname> tar extract archive-file a.tar.gz verbose
a.txt
# Extract files and folders, and save them to the path
flash:/a
.
<Sysname> tar extract archive-file a.tar.gz to flash:/a
Extracting archive a.tar.gz ......Done.
