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How to I extract a subdirectory in a tarball into the current directory?
Example, the tarball from wordpress:
wordpress/ wordpress/wp-trackback.php wordpress/wp-config-sample.php wordpress/wp-settings.php wordpress/wp-rss2.php wordpress/readme.html wordpress/index.php ... How do I extract everything under wordpress/ into the current directory? In otherwords, it will not create a wordpress directory.
I've tried this with no luck:
tar xvfz latest.tar.gz wordpress -C ./ I know I can extract it normally and move it back, but I figure there has to be a way to do it in one shot.
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To move a file or directory from one location to another, use the command mv. Common useful options for mv include: -i (interactive) — Prompts you if the file you have selected overwrites an existing file in the destination directory. -f (force) — Overrides the interactive mode and moves without prompting.
Why don't you untar normally, then just:
mv wordpress/.* . mv wordpress/* . rmdir wordpress But alas, there's:
tar --strip-components=1 -zxvf wordpress.tgz If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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