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How do I extract a tarball, skipping some of the leading directories?

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I am archiving a folder using following command:

tar jcf "home/username/forum/forum.tar.bz2" /var/www/forum/

Then I am extracting using :

tar jxf forum.tar.bz2 ./

It extracts correctly, but creates /home/username/forum/var/www/forum folder. What do I need to do in order to extract it into /home/username/forum folder?

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answered 2 Years ago tudatchful · Accepted Answer

When creating the archive use -C /var/www/ to change the current directory to /var/www while creating the archive.

tar jcf home/username/forum/forum.tar.bz2 -C /var/www/ forum

This will cause the 'forum' folder to be in the top level of the archive and will therefore extract directly into the current folder when you run:

tar jxf forum.tar.bz2 ./