tar:tldr:c3df1
tar: E[x]tract files matching a pattern from an archive [f]ile.
$ tar xf ${path-to-source-tar} --wildcards "${*-html}"
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This command is using the tar utility to extract files from a tar archive (path-to-source-tar) that match a specific wildcard pattern (*-html).
tar: The command-line utility for creating and extracting tar archives.xf: The options fortarwherexmeans to extract files andfspecifies the file to extract from.${path-to-source-tar}: The placeholder denoting the path to the source tar archive file.--wildcards: A flag to indicate that wildcards will be used to specify which files in the archive should be extracted."${*-html}": The wildcard pattern enclosed in quotes. The*is a wildcard character that matches any number of characters, and-htmlis a specific suffix used to match files ending with "html". This pattern instructstarto extract all files from the tar archive that have names ending with "html" regardless of the prefix before "-html".
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