tar:tldr:9e120

The command "tar xf ${select} --directory=${path-to-directory}" is used to extract the contents of a tar archive (compressed file) into a specific directory.

Let's break down the command:

• "tar": This is the command-line utility for handling tar archives.
• "xf": It is an option used with the "tar" command, where "x" stands for extraction and "f" represents the file that is being extracted.
• ${select}: This is a placeholder for the name of the tar archive file that you want to extract.
• "--directory=${path-to-directory}": This option specifies the directory where the contents of the tar archive should be extracted to. It is provided in the form of a variable named "path-to-directory," which should be replaced with the actual path to the desired directory.

To use this command, you need to replace ${select} with the name of the tar archive file you want to extract and ${path-to-directory} with the path of the directory where you want to extract the contents. Once executed, the command will decompress and extract the files from the tar archive into the specified directory.