How to extract one single file from a tar.xz file?
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You can do this graphically with the archive software that was bundled with your distro. Open the tarball in the archive program and the interface will be like using the file manager. Navigate to the file you want, select it, and extract it (usually a menu and/or right-click action). – fixer1234 Jan 3 '16 at 18:34
There are many ways to extract specific or selected files from a tar archive file, but the most used way in Linux using tar options as shown:
tar -tf filename.tar.gz filename
For more examples about tar command can be found at: http://www.tecmint.com/extract-tar-files-to-specific-or-different-directory-in-linux/
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