tar extract

Use tar extract to extract files and folders.

Syntax

tar extract archive-file fileurl-dest [ verbose ] [ screen | to directory-name ]

Views

User view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

mdc-admin

Parameters

archive-file fileurl-dest: Specifies the archive file name. The suffix can be .tar or .tar.gz.

verbose: Displays the names of the successfully extracted files and folders.

screen: Displays the content of the extracted files and folders on the screen. The extracted files are not saved.

to directory-name: Saves the extracted files and folders to a path.

Usage guidelines

If you do not specify the screen keyword or the to directory-name option, the command extracts the archived files and folders and saves them to the same folder as the archive file.

Examples

# Extract files and folders, and save them to the same folder as the archive file.

<Sysname> tar extract archive-file a.tar.gz
Extracting archive a.tar.gz …… Done.

# Extract files and folders, and display their content on the screen.

<Sysname> tar extract archive-file a.tar.gz verbose screen
a.cfg
#
version 7.1.045, Ess 2106
#
sysname Sysname
#

# Extract files and folders, save them to the same folder as the archive file, and display the names of the archived files and folders.

<Sysname> tar extract archive-file a.tar.gz verbose
a.txt

# Extract files and folders, and save them to the path flash:/a.

<Sysname> tar extract archive-file a.tar.gz to flash:/a
Extracting archive a.tar.gz ......Done.

Related commands

tar create

tar list