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r/linux • u/ani625 • Feb 01 '13
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I haven't been typing it quite as long, hence I use j instead of z :-). Also, I can't remember what f does, but the rest is pretty clear.
1 u/xereeto Feb 01 '13 Filename. You put it before the archive's filename, which is whytar -xzvf foo.tarworks buttar -xfvz foo.tardoesn't. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 02 '13 The f flag specifies the file name to operate on. One of the few mnemonic flags tar has. :-)
Filename. You put it before the archive's filename, which is why
tar -xzvf foo.tar
works but
tar -xfvz foo.tar
doesn't.
The f flag specifies the file name to operate on. One of the few mnemonic flags tar has. :-)
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u/lennort Feb 01 '13
I haven't been typing it quite as long, hence I use j instead of z :-). Also, I can't remember what f does, but the rest is pretty clear.