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Re: [Help-tar] extracting file
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: [Help-tar] extracting file |
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23 Sep 2003 09:34:42 -0700 |
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Günther Zehetner <address@hidden> writes:
> Does tar still search through the rest of the archive, although it has
> found and extracted the matching file?
Yes, because an archive can contain multiple copies of the same file.
> Is there any way to tell tar to exit immediatly after it has extracted the
> file?
Not that I know of. Perhaps someone could add that option.