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Old 02-23-2015
Extract tar archive on remote server in another directory
HI All
Please suggest how to untar archive on remote sever. When im trying use regular command without any flags everything is working fine:

Code:
$( ssh <user>@<server> -n '. ~/.profile >/dev/null 2>&1 ; cd /path_1 ; copiedIVR_name=`ls -tr | tail -1` ; tar xvf $copiedIVR_name ' )



but when im trying extract the TAR content ( without base directory) to another location, command doesnt work(no untar or any error ) :

Code:
$( ssh <user>@<server> -n '. ~/.profile >/dev/null 2>&1 ; cd /path_1 ; copiedIVR_name=`ls -tr | tail -1` ; tar xvf $copiedIVR_name -C /path_2 --strip 1 ' )


Please advise what im doing wrong
Last edited by BACya; 02-23-2015 at 06:17 PM..
# 2  
Old 02-23-2015
Not sure it's the only culprit, but you missed a = after strip.

And, although your using code tags is appreciated, don't double post. Edit your mistakes in the first post.
# 3  
Old 02-25-2015
Thanks RudiC.

But the issue still exists and it doest matter if im using:
Code:
-C /path_2

or
Code:
--strip=1

separately or together , once im adding the flag the tar command not working.
(just tested it without the flags and archive extracted properly in same directory)

Can someone advice ??? please ...
# 4  
Old 02-25-2015
A bit strange. man tar :
Quote:
-C, --directory DIR
change to directory DIR
Does path_2 exist in the root directory? If really needed, you might need to escape the "/".
# 5  
Old 02-25-2015
I seem to remember that there's an order sensitivity in tar's "-C" option, leading me to avoid using it.
# 6  
Old 02-25-2015
either tar ... -C path2dir or using pax if available.
Here's a sample:
Code:
pax -rpe -f /tmp/samba.tar -s :^/samba:/newdir1/newdir2:g

# 7  
Old 02-25-2015
Code:
ssh -n <user>@<server> '
. ~/.profile >/dev/null 2>&1
copiedIVR_name=`ls -tr /path_1 | tail -1` &&
cd /path_2 &&
tar xvf /path_1/$copiedIVR_name
'

A command can fail - the && continues only if exit status is zero.
 
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