How to extract a specific file from the archive to a specific location?

[aayus]

I am trying to extract a file using this command in the open_data folder:

tar  xvf  archive1.tar  ./rayinvr/tramp/amp.f  -C  ./open_data/

but it always extract the file back in the home folder.

[sum1nil]

From the folks at StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9...rent-directory

The problem is that your arguments are in incorrect order. The single file argument must be last.

E.g.

$ tar xvf test.tar -C anotherDirectory/ testfile1

should do the trick.
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The thread was closed at that answer, but I can't say I have tried it.
Hope it works for you.