What does `tar -C` mean?
In the section "Installing Portage", the Gentoo installation docs say:
# tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr
What does this command do?
linux tar gentoo
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In the section "Installing Portage", the Gentoo installation docs say:
# tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr
What does this command do?
linux tar gentoo
edited Dec 24 '18 at 15:34
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In the section "Installing Portage", the Gentoo installation docs say:
# tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr
What does this command do?
linux tar gentoo
edited Dec 24 '18 at 15:34
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In the section "Installing Portage", the Gentoo installation docs say:
# tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr
What does this command do?
linux tar gentoo
linux tar gentoo
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Tar is used to handle archives (historically saved on tapes).
- The
xtells it to extract files from the archive
vstands for verbose
jfor bzip2 archive
findicates the file name- finally:
Ctells it to change directory (so the package content will be unpacked there)
See also man tar.
edited Nov 13 '13 at 6:18
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If you ever need to know what a parameter does again, try to read the man first. The command man tar, and then doing /-C will get you to the section describing what -C stands for, which in this example represents 'change directory' (i.e. sends the results of the unpacking to /mnt/gentoo/usr).
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It unpacks /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 in /mnt/gentoo/usr/
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Tar is used to handle archives (historically saved on tapes).
- The
xtells it to extract files from the archive
vstands for verbose
jfor bzip2 archive
findicates the file name- finally:
Ctells it to change directory (so the package content will be unpacked there)
See also man tar.
edited Nov 13 '13 at 6:18
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Tar is used to handle archives (historically saved on tapes).
- The
xtells it to extract files from the archive
vstands for verbose
jfor bzip2 archive
findicates the file name- finally:
Ctells it to change directory (so the package content will be unpacked there)
See also man tar.
edited Nov 13 '13 at 6:18
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answered Dec 2 '11 at 10:26
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Tar is used to handle archives (historically saved on tapes).
- The
xtells it to extract files from the archive
vstands for verbose
jfor bzip2 archive
findicates the file name- finally:
Ctells it to change directory (so the package content will be unpacked there)
See also man tar.
edited Nov 13 '13 at 6:18
rubo77
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answered Dec 2 '11 at 10:26
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Tar is used to handle archives (historically saved on tapes).
- The
xtells it to extract files from the archive
vstands for verbose
jfor bzip2 archive
findicates the file name- finally:
Ctells it to change directory (so the package content will be unpacked there)
See also man tar.
edited Nov 13 '13 at 6:18
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If you ever need to know what a parameter does again, try to read the man first. The command man tar, and then doing /-C will get you to the section describing what -C stands for, which in this example represents 'change directory' (i.e. sends the results of the unpacking to /mnt/gentoo/usr).
edited Dec 2 '11 at 20:58
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If you ever need to know what a parameter does again, try to read the man first. The command man tar, and then doing /-C will get you to the section describing what -C stands for, which in this example represents 'change directory' (i.e. sends the results of the unpacking to /mnt/gentoo/usr).
edited Dec 2 '11 at 20:58
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answered Dec 2 '11 at 10:42
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If you ever need to know what a parameter does again, try to read the man first. The command man tar, and then doing /-C will get you to the section describing what -C stands for, which in this example represents 'change directory' (i.e. sends the results of the unpacking to /mnt/gentoo/usr).
edited Dec 2 '11 at 20:58
Simon Sheehan
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answered Dec 2 '11 at 10:42
timsstimss
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If you ever need to know what a parameter does again, try to read the man first. The command man tar, and then doing /-C will get you to the section describing what -C stands for, which in this example represents 'change directory' (i.e. sends the results of the unpacking to /mnt/gentoo/usr).
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answered Dec 2 '11 at 10:42
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It unpacks /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 in /mnt/gentoo/usr/
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It unpacks /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 in /mnt/gentoo/usr/
edited Jul 16 '12 at 2:18
Tom Wijsman
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TogTog
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It unpacks /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 in /mnt/gentoo/usr/
edited Jul 16 '12 at 2:18
Tom Wijsman
50.1k23164244
answered Dec 2 '11 at 10:24
TogTog
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It unpacks /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 in /mnt/gentoo/usr/
edited Jul 16 '12 at 2:18
Tom Wijsman
50.1k23164244
answered Dec 2 '11 at 10:24
TogTog
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edited Jul 16 '12 at 2:18
Tom Wijsman
50.1k23164244
edited Jul 16 '12 at 2:18
Tom Wijsman
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edited Jul 16 '12 at 2:18
Tom Wijsman
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answered Dec 2 '11 at 10:24
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