Question about UN-TAR files into different path

[Kenneth Leung_2]

I performed a tar with absolute path as below:

#tar -cvpf /tmp/a.tar /opt/sybase

Now I want to untar a.tar & extract the files into /opt/testing instead of /opt/sybase. Can anyone show me how to do it? Thanks a lot.

[Steven Schweda]

Now you (should) know why not to use an
absolute path with "tar".

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1065980

[Vibhor Kumar Agarwal]

I think Gnu tar has the option to override the absolute paths.

[Peter Godron]

Hi,
GNU tar
http://gatekeep.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/Gnu/tar-1.15.1/

or pax
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60130/pax.1.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

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[Yogeeraj_1]

hi,

try:

cd /opt/sybase/
tar -cvpf /tmp/a.tar .

then
mkdir /opt/testing
cd /opt/testing/
tar -xvf /tmp/a.tar


also have a look at the pax command.

kind regards
yogeeraj