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When I want to view the following tar file , then tar show the following three files

from /var/tmp

       tar tvf  fix.tar 

       install.sh
       /usr/cti/apps/swp/dir/script1.sh
       /usr/cti/lib/swp/dir/script2.sh

. .

but when I want to open the files to their directories

then I get error about /usr/cti/lib/swp/dir/script2.sh ,

please advice why tar cant open the script2.sh under /usr/cti/lib/swp/dir ?

from /var/tmp

       tar xvfp  fix.tar 
       install.sh
       /usr/cti/apps/swp/dir/script1.sh
       tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
       /usr/cti/lib/swp/dir/script2.sh
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You don't say what directory you're in when doing this, but have you tried looking for ./usr/cti/lib/swp/dir/script2.sh (note leading dot)? – MadHatter Oct 16 '12 at 12:50
lead dot ? I dont have ! – yael Oct 16 '12 at 12:54
You misunderstand; . refers to the current working directory. I'm suggesting that, whatever directory you're in when you run the tar xvfp command, you look for usr/cti/lib/swp/dir/script2.sh under that directory. Sorry not to have been clearer. – MadHatter Oct 16 '12 at 12:55

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Try to define an output directory with the -C option. The files will be extracted to the 'root' of the filesystem/harddrive by setting it to /

So to extract your archive you should try the following command:

tar xvfp fix.tar -C /

This way the files script1.sh and script2.sh will be extracted to /usr/cti/apps/swp/dir/

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