restoring a specfic directory using tar

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

how can i restore a specified directory from tape using " tar " ?

ex : a directory (/data1) is there in an 80GB tape.

[Bharat Katkar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To restore using tar:

# tar xvf .

This will restore the directory in current location.

Regards,

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

If the backup was taken will absolute path then will be restored on the same path and could overwrite contents without prompting.

HTH,
Devender

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

thanqu all for replying me

specially for Bharat to giving an on dot answer to my query.

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

thnqu all.