dtrx is the way to do it. It's short for "do the right extraction", and it just works.
Also, all you have to remember for tar is "-xtract -zee -vucking -files" (extract the fucking files, but first letters only)
You can drop the awkward one and just -xtract -zee -files without -verbose output
Thank you, I still don't understand.
Just add -a for auto compression.
tar xafv every time, works like a charm.
i leave off the dash ;)
^r tar and adjust as needed. Got it
I didn't know about auto-compress, thanks!
My tar command is tldr tar then ctrl + c / ctrl + v
I just have pack and extract functions in my shell RC files that look at file extensions and use the proper tool with proper arguments.
Wrote them 10 years ago and they've worked flawlessly ever since!
I would also recommend -v for verbose and -z when compressing for gzip
What does --auto-compress do?
I'll keep using TLDR, best cli command ever.
tar, please eXtract the Vucking File!
tar -xvf tarbomb.tar.
OMG always assumed that -c always stands for "compress" and I always placed .gz at the end to remember to place -x when extracting
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