untar a file
# if it is a .tar.gz file
tar -zxvf file_name.tar.gz
untar a file
# if it is a .tar.gz file
tar -zxvf file_name.tar.gz
how to unzip Tar file
## Untar files in Current Directory ##
tar -xvf filename.tar.gz
## Untar files in specified Directory ##
tar -xvf filename.tar.gz -C /path_name_for_unzip/
-x : extract
-C : specified directory
-v : Verbosely show the .tar file progress.
-f : filename of archive file
unarchive tar acrhive
tar -xvf file.tar etc/resolv.conf
tar -xzvf file.tar.gz etc/resolv.conf
tar -xjvf file.tar.bz2 etc/resolv.conf
#Extract files into a specific folder
tar -xf archive.tar.gz -C /home/linuxize/files
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