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How can I extract files in the directory where they're located with the find command?

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I have tried to extract multiple files from the directory where they're located with:

for i in $(find . -name '*.tgz'); do  # search the tgz files and extract them

    tar -xvzf $i

done

I expected that the command would extract these files within the directory they were found in, however they are extracted outside their directory. How can I make sure that the .tgz files are extracted in the directory where they are located?

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answered 2 Years ago njuash · Accepted Answer

You should avoid constructions like for i in $(find . -name '*.tgz'); do ... - see for example Why is looping over find's output bad practice? - instead, use -exec or -execdir to run the command directly on found files whenever possible.

For your application, -execdir will do exactly what you want i.e. execute tar relative to each .tgz file's containing directory:

find . -name '*.tgz' -execdir tar -xvf {} ;

See also Understanding the -exec option of find.