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ambavaram · 07-21-2008, 05:09 AM

Dear sir,

how to extract tar.bz2 files on fedora 8

**Fox** · 07-21-2008, 06:09 AM

http://www.bauani.org/learn-linux-be...les-untar.html

lensman3 · 07-21-2008, 07:41 PM

tar -vxjf <tarname.tar.bz2>

v-> is verbose, x-> is extract, j->uncompress the tar using the bzip2 compression methods, f-> the next name in the command is the file that will be un-tarred. Tar's are generally created directory one above the directory you want to "tar". That way, when it is un-tarred everything will be extracted one directory down.

Another handy tar command is "tar vtjf <tarfile.tar.bz2> . This will not extract the files in the tar, but you can see the size, owner, group, directory structure that is on the tar. Use this command before you extract (x) the files. This way you can see where they go, and check on whether or not you have to create a subdirectory for the un-tar.

07-21-2008, 05:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
ambavaram Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 20 OS: fedora8	extract file Dear sir, how to extract tar.bz2 files on fedora 8

07-21-2008, 06:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
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07-21-2008, 07:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 410 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: extract file tar -vxjf <tarname.tar.bz2> v-> is verbose, x-> is extract, j->uncompress the tar using the bzip2 compression methods, f-> the next name in the command is the file that will be un-tarred. Tar's are generally created directory one above the directory you want to "tar". That way, when it is un-tarred everything will be extracted one directory down. Another handy tar command is "tar vtjf <tarfile.tar.bz2> . This will not extract the files in the tar, but you can see the size, owner, group, directory structure that is on the tar. Use this command before you extract (x) the files. This way you can see where they go, and check on whether or not you have to create a subdirectory for the un-tar.