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  1. 10-06-2010 #1
    5pyd3r
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    tar extract help

    I know what I'm trying to do may not be possible but I though why not confirm with the experts?

    Anyways so I have a host with CentOS 20 GB HD. I want to extract the backup file filename.tar.gz on the host. The file size is 14.9GB and hd is 20. Is there a way to extract the data on the same HD without having to download the file on my local pc and then extract and re-upload. Thanks.
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    Does the machine, that has the tar.gz, offer any file service like samba or nfs?
    Then you would just have to mount the containing directory from the client.

    Other than that, it should be possible to use netcat for the job
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    on the client
    Code:
    cd <EXTRACTDIRECTORY>
nc -l 4000  |tar xzp
    on the server:
    Code:
    cat <TARFILE> |nc <CLIENTCOMPUTER> 4000
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  3. 10-07-2010 #3
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    isn't it going to be larger than 20GB anyway once you've extracted?
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