On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 19:49, Michael Adams wrote: > On Mon, 03 Mar 2003 12:21, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 06:16, Michael Adams wrote: > > > 1. I backed up an old system and i made the mistake of using absolute > > > paths. I now want to extract from this tar ball into my newer system. I > > > want to extract individual files and want to place them in an > > > 'extraction' directory. Can i do it? How? (if i get it wrong i could > > > write over existing files) > > > > I like using the facilities within Konqueror as a file manager for > > handling TAR/GZ files - then I can just drag/drop files where I want > > them - irregardless of paths. > > Yeah, me too, but konq won't see .hiddenfiles in a tar.
Konqueror will show .hiddenfiles in a tar if you select 'Show Hidden Files' under the 'View' menu. Just tested it :) Regards, John...
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