On 9/4/05, Todd Cary <todd at aristesoftware.com> wrote: > Basic tar question: > > I have created a ar file with > > tar -prvf /tmp/ib_backup.tar /opt/interbase/data/* > > The file has been copied to another box and I want to untar the file into > > /opt/interbase/data/ > > I am not sure about the syntax; how to specify where I want the data to > be placed. > > Here is my start of the command: > > tar -xvf /tmp/ib_backup.tar #The tar file is in /tmp You can always use the '-C' option to tar, which specifies the destination directory. Best regards Michael Boman -- IT Security Researcher & Developer http://proxy.11a.nu