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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T19:42:38+00:00 2026-05-14T19:42:38+00:00

I want to extract only the files inside a folder of a tar file

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I want to extract only the files inside a folder of a tar file

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Contents of tar file:

  • /home/parent_dir/child_dir/

I want to extract only the files inside child_dir to another directory

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    2026-05-14T19:42:38+00:00Added an answer on May 14, 2026 at 7:42 pm

    cd <another_directory>
    tar xvf <path_to_tar>/<tarfile>.tar <child_dir>
    e.g.
    cd <parent_directory>
    tar cvf test.tar *
    tar tf test.tar
    see the folder you wanted. e.g. src/org
    cd <some other directory you want to extract to>
    tar xvf ..\test.tar src/org
    ls
    you’ll now see the directory you were after from the tar e.g. src/org

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