On Thu 07 Aug 2025 at 09:34:11 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > Richard Owlett composed on 2025-08-07 07:00 (UTC-0500): > > > 1. Can individual files or directories be extracted from XYZ.tar.xz ? > > 1: open mc (if not already installed: sudo apt install mc) > 2: navigate to the location of XYZ.tar.xz > 3: <ENTER> > 4: navigate to the file(s) you wish extracted & select file/those you wish > copied > 5: <TAB> > 6: navigate to the location you wish file(s) copied to if not to current > location > 7: <TAB> > 8: F5 > > IOW, archive files are treated by mc as though they were ordinary directories. > > > 2. Is there a compressed format that makes above convenient? > > Few archive formats are not supported by mc in this manner, among them, .debs.
That sentence might be difficult to parse, so I'll just point out that .debs are supported by mc. You can list their contents with View (F3) and open the archive with Open (Enter, or double-clicking it). Cheers, David.
