[Bug-tar] Extract a file from a large tar file

[Peng Yu]

Hi, I have a large tar file (1 > TB). When I try to extract a file
from it using the following command, it hangs there even the file to
be extracted has already been extracted in the local disk.

tar -xvf a_large_tar_file.tar path/to/file/for/extraction

Does anybody know what the problem is? Is there a way to let tar
finish as soon as the file is extracted. Thanks.

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Regards,
Peng