Re: [Bug-tar] GNU TAR "JUNK" Directory Question

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Wagner, Eric <address@hidden> wrote:

> I go to /nfs/oracle_area51/eew/arch and run:
> 
>       /usr/local/bin/tar -ztvf eric_test.09292005 
> 
> I end up with /nfs/oracle_area51/eew/arch/nfs/oracle_area51/eew/arch
> 
> We would like to just be able to extract the files - without directories - in 
> the arch directory.

Run

   tar -xf eric_test.09292005 --strip=4

Option --strip-components removes the given number of directory
components from the file name before extracting. You will need at least
tar 1.14 for that.

Regards,
Sergey