Find `.gz` extension file and unpack with `tar`

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I want to find a gunzipped tarball file within my directory and unpack it. I have tried:

system("find . -name '*.gz' | tar -xvf -")

this produces the following error:

tar: Missing type keyword in mtree specification
x ./Library/rmarkdown_2.17.1.tar.gz
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.

system is a func in R to call linux commands.

Asked by dollar bill (111 rep)

Oct 21, 2022, 10:45 PM
Last activity: Mar 24, 2025, 10:34 AM