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Tar files?
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Depending on how the TAR file was made, you would do a "tar xvf <filename>". If you want the file extrated to a specific directory and you do not know if the TARfile was created with absolute paths, you will want to do "tar xvfA <filename>". The A supresses any absolute paths and extracts the file in the current directory. There are also many other options. Do a "man tar" to see all of the possible uses and options...
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