Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello where I can find or can anybody send me a full list with parameters of ssh.
I hope to understand what I mean. For exam -xpvf (tar -xpvf file.tar.gz)
-x -p -v -f what do any of these parameters I have command for extract tar.gz file but I want to do this without folder but I don't know what parameter to do. Just to extract files to same directory

Thank You in advance I hope to place my thread in right place.

man ssh
man tar

Should give you the required information.

--ahamed

Thank You

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Please help me for something . I try to extract wordpress.tar.gz with this command :tar -xpf file.tar.gz i'ts working but make directory wordpress can I use some command to extract files with their patches without directory I also try to make this:
tar -xpf file.tar.gz -C /directory/ but don't work again make folder

when I extract files I try this:
cp * /location-of-mydomain.com/
but this command don't copy the folders I am just new and want to understand this things to work fo future I want to do this myself

Thank You For Helping Me