I have a directory e.g. /var/tmp/my-dir/
that I frequently compress with the following command:
$ cd /var/tmp/ $ tar -zcf my-dir.tar.gz my-dir/*
Later, when I untar my-dir.tar.gz, it'll create my-dir/
in the current directory. It sounds like the my-dir
directory is "wrapped" inside the tarball. Is there a tar option to rename my-dir
to e.g. your-dir
before the actual tarring happens. So that ...
$ tar -zxf my-dir.tar.gz # So that ... this creates your-dir/, instead of my-dir/
Thanks.
gz using option -xvzf : This command extracts files from tar archived file. tar.
Which tar
?
GNU Tar accepts a --transform
argument, to which you give a sed
expression to manipulate filenames.
For example, to rename during unpacking:
tar -zxf my-dir.tar.gz --transform s/my-dir/your-dir/
BSD tar and S tar similarly have an -s
argument, taking a simple /old/new/
(not a general sed
expression).
For mac works -s
flag.
Rename on compress:
tar -zcf my-dir.tar.gz -s /^my-dir/your-dir/ my-dir/*
Rename on extract:
tar -zxf my-dir.tar.gz -s /^my-dir/your-dir/
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