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tar question

  • 28-01-2007 07:18PM
    #1
    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭


    Hello, quick question.
    How in the name of god do i untar 30 archives at once. If I go

    tar -xzvf *

    it thinks that everything after the first file is a list of files that i want to untar. Same happens if I type them all one by one besiee each other.

    Pain in the ass.


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  • #2
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,445 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    for i in *.tar.gz; do tar -xvzf $i; done

    from the top of my head this should work, i'm not near a *nix machine so i can't try to make sure


  • #3
    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭nobodythere


    Worked like a charm, thank you sir!


  • #4
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,445 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    glad to help. :p


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