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   From: Marcel Müller    
      
   Lars Erdmann wrote:   
   > is there a command line switch so that tar IGNORES the paths of archived    
   > files and instead extracts them to the current working directory ?   
      
   --substitute is your friend.   
      
   Or do you want to flatten the entire archive structure?   
      
      
    > Is there a newer version of tar that can do that ?   
   > I have version:   
   > GNU tar version 1.10 - AK 2.58   
      
   The version should be fine.   
      
   If it lacks some features you might give "star" from Jörg Schily a chance.   
      
      
   Marcel   
      
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