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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T16:32:28+00:00 2026-05-23T16:32:28+00:00

I have created a shell script (.sh) to extract a tar file. Below is

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I have created a shell script (.sh) to extract a tar file. Below is the code:

tar -xvwf 1.0.1.tar

But when the script runs and start to extracting the tar, it asks confirmation in each file extract.

extract `1.0.1'?

How can I avoid that in my script? I’m running on Linux.

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    2026-05-23T16:32:28+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 4:32 pm

    Just tar xvf 1.0.1.tar should do the trick; the -w options means “ask for confirmation for every action” (tar(1)).

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