What is the primary command used to extract files from an archive?
Bash Shell Scripting - "tar" Command - Part 2

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
unzip
gzip
tar
zip
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which option is used with the tar command to specify the extraction directory?
-C
-f
-x
-v
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the extraction time of a tar.gz file compare to a regular tar file?
It is faster
It cannot be compared
It is slower
It is the same
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens if you try to extract to a non-existent directory using the -C option?
The command fails
An error message is displayed
The directory is created automatically
Files are extracted to the current directory
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What technique is used to identify specific files within an archive before extraction?
File indexing
File listing
Table of contents
Directory search
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the benefit of using tar.bz2 over tar.gz?
More compatible
Better compression
Faster extraction
Easier to use
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the first step before extracting a single file from an archive?
Create a new directory
List the contents of the archive
Compress the archive
Rename the archive
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