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Extracting a single file from TAR
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KenCunningham
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Assuming your tar file is on a tape:
tar xvf <tapedevice> <name of file>
check for format of <name of file> on tape using
tar tvf <tapedevice>
if the tar file is a file on disk, replace <tapedevice> with the path/filename. HTH.
tar xvf <tapedevice> <name of file>
check for format of <name of file> on tape using
tar tvf <tapedevice>
if the tar file is a file on disk, replace <tapedevice> with the path/filename. HTH.
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