How to Extract a .tar.gz File Using Command Line in Ubuntu
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Use the
tarCommandYou can use the
tarcommand to unzip or extract a.tar.gzfile using command line in Ubuntu.Tar is an archiving program designed to store multiple files in a single file (an archive), and to manipulate such archives. The
.gzextension indicates the gzip program is used for compression.For example, if your current working directory is
/var/wwwand you want to extract the fileimages.tar.gzinside of it, you can simply use the command:Alternatively, you can provide the absolute path for the file like this:
Both commands will have the same effect, because current working directory doesn't matter when you use absolute path. Any path that starts with a forward slash
/is an absolute path.The options have the following meanings:
-x: Tells tar to extract files from an archive.-v: Tells tar to verbosely list all the files being extracted.-z: Tells tar to decompress the archive using gzip.-f: Tells tar the name of the archive to operate upon. This must be specified as last option, and the tar file must be specified immediately after it.Moreover, if you want to extract the tar file at different location you can use the option
-C, which specifies change to directory before performing any operations.For example, if your current working directory is
/var/wwwand you want to extract/var/www/images.tar.gzfile inside/var/www/assets, you can run:Or, if you want to use absolute path you can run the following command.