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From: ric@Apple.COM (Ric Urrutia)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: extracting tar files with absolute pathnames relatively
Keywords: tar pathname
Message-ID: <29796@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 28 Apr 89 18:41:25 GMT
References: <1501@cfa205.cfa250.harvard.edu> <2620@ssc-vax.UUCP> <202@psgdc>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <202@psgdc> rg@psgdc.UUCP (Dick Gill) writes:
>In article <2620@ssc-vax.UUCP> ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ray E Saddler III) writes:
>>In article <1501@cfa205.cfa250.harvard.edu>, todd@cfa250.harvard.edu (Todd Karakashian) writes:
>>> I am in posession of tapes containing tarfiles with absolute
>...
>>
>>Make a link (symbolic in my instance) in the /usr directory.  The
>>link name would be 'foo', and would simply point to /temp.
>>
>>It works quite nicely.
>>
>This sounds to simple and straightforward to be true. Walk me


The way that I do is is by using chroot(1m) to change my root directory for the tar command.  For example:  If I have a tar tape with absolute pathnames and 
wish to read them into a new directory, I can do the following:
	mkdir /new
	cp /bin/sh /new
	cp /usr/bin/tar /new
	chroot /new sh (invoke sh and make /new the new root)
	tar xvf ????
	exit the temporary shell by hitting ctrl/d (this puts you back to normal)
	rename your directory