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move the sos report file to an empty folder and extract<br />
<b>tar xJf &lt;filename&gt;</b>
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move the sos report file to an empty folder and extract
tar xJf <filename>

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I was actually looking to save the space. &nbsp;Most new servers are virtual and live on a small amount of san. &nbsp; comparing many servers this way is not practical
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I was actually looking to save the space.  Most new servers are virtual and live on a small amount of san.   comparing many servers this way is not practical

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<pre><code id="code-20-39464251-1">tar -xvf sosreport.tar.xz --wildcards *var/log/messages
tar -xvf sosreport.tar.xz --wildcards *etc/ssh/ssdh.conf</code></pre>
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tar -xvf sosreport.tar.xz --wildcards *var/log/messages
tar -xvf sosreport.tar.xz --wildcards *etc/ssh/ssdh.conf

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I am hoping to untar individual files in an sos report<br />
/var/log/messages<br />
/etc/ssh/ssdh.conf<br />
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you get the idea<br />
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if you have not done it, it is not an easy question. &nbsp;the format inside of an sos report is not pretty <br />
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redhat 5/6
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I am hoping to untar individual files in an sos report
/var/log/messages
/etc/ssh/ssdh.conf


you get the idea


if you have not done it, it is not an easy question.  the format inside of an sos report is not pretty 


redhat 5/6

untaring files in a redhat sos report

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