Extract files contained in archive.tar.gz to new directory named archive
Update since GNU tar 1.28: use –one-top-level, see https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/tar.html#index-one_002dtop_002dlevel_002c-summary Older versions need to script this. You can specify the directory that the extract is placed in by using the tar -C option. The script below assumes that the directories do not exist and must be created. If the directories do exist the script will still … Read more