Re: [tlug] Re: undo a tar

[Shawn <javajunkie@example.com>]

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  Quoth Josh:
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> A-ha. Sorry, I was not paying attention. You could always:
>
> tar tzf ~/downloads/OOo_1.1.1_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz | \
> perl -ne '/^[^\/]+\/(.+)$/ and unlink $1'

Heh heh, worked nicely and an apology from him for his taking his time to help me out of the goodness of his heart thrown in at no extra charge.  Wow, open source -- gotta love it.  Thanks.

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Shawn

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