02-24-2012
It always helps to post your Operating System and version and what Shell your are using.
Depending on the O/S you may find that the more modern unix program "pax" is useful for reading "tar" archives. Especially for picking out single files.
When trying out "tar" or "pax" commands always rehearse on an expendable test archive.
When creating a "tar" archive always use relative paths otherwise you can only restore to the original location. Perhaps your "tar" archive has absolute paths. The "pax" program does not have this limitation.
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