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UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4478- June 15, 2025
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Unix Tip #4478- June 15, 2025
EXTRACT RELATIVE FROM ABSOLUTE
Ever had a tar archive which
was tarred up with an absolute
path, but you need to untar
it to a relative location?
There is an easy way to do
this using the "pax" command.
Note: Not available on all
flavors.
Firstly, copy the archive to
the relative location in
which you wish to untar it.
Then, execute the following
command:
pax -r -s ',^/,,' -f file.tar
The contents of file.tar will now
be in the $CWD.
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