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UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4120- May 23, 2012
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 Unix Tip #4120- May 23, 2012
 
EXTRACT CORRUPTED TAR FILE  
  
In many case if there is a corrupted tar file,  
the following command can be used in an attempt  
to extract the file:  
  
% cat [tar-filename] | tar -xvf -  
  
NOTE: Where "-" is the STDOUT  
  
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