> without needing to worry about command line arguments. For example, people are generally satisfied with .tar.
I have to google the extract arguments for tar every single time I use it. What was it again, -xfv?
I have to google the extract arguments for tar every single time I use it. What was it again, -xfv?
-xvf is sufficient even if the archive is compressed
The dash is optional as well. tar xvf archive.tar.gz works just fine.
tar -xf archive.tar # Extract all files from archive.tar.
If you work with lots of different types of archives or have a hard time remembering the various tools and arguments, I recommend dtrx (Do The Right Extraction). Super simple and it ensures you don't accidentally dump a whole directory tree somewhere it shouldn't. Assuming you have pip and hg installed, you can install the latest version to your user site with the following command: pip2 install --user hg+http://www.brettcsmith.org/2007/dtrx/dtrx
Then all you have to remember is `dtrx ARCHIVE...`