When I run the following command:
tar cfvz backup.tar.gz /path/to/my/files/*
It gzips the entire path. So when I unzip the file, I have to go open 4 folders (path -> to -> my -> files) to get to the files I wanted to backup.
How do I make the files show in root of the gzipped file rather then the entire path?
Thanks in advance!
cd /path/to/my/files
and thentar czvf backup.tgz *
--strip-components
option while un-taring would also help. Other than that,tar
doesn't offer you much…cd
ing to the path you want to backup would be the only quick solution that comes to mind.cd
....Thanks so much!