linux - How to extract tar (ed) Android repo? -

linux - How to extract tar (ed) Android repo? -

i'm restoring linux partition backups (mostly non compressed tarballs). i'm facing problem while extracting tarball backup of synced android repo. tared existing repo simple tar -cf command , i'm extracting using tar -xf blah.tar. i'm getting next error.

http://pastebin.com/rkyu9qvd

dump of tar -tvf blah.tar

http://pastebin.com/wyrwu3v2 (truncated)

i think problem symlinks. illustration consider failed extraction of

.repo/projects/packages/providers/downloadprovider.git/info/exclude

if files extracted serially show -t (correct me if i'm wrong) first should extract .repo/projects/packages/providers/downloadprovider.git/info because symlink (look @ dump lrwxrwxrwx bootmgr/bootmgr 0 2014-03-23 11:02 .repo/projects/packages/providers/downloadprovider.git/info -> ../../../../project-objects/platform/packages/providers/downloadprovider.git/info ) thinks why getting error while extracting it.

many other files extracted wrongly in way ex, first it'll create a/b/c.x path extract c.x later founds b symlink directory , throws error file exist

so ideas how should extract or impossible.

if impossible other improve way backup existing android repo can move other hdd.

from tar documentation:

normally, when tar archives symbolic link, writes block archive naming target of link. in way, tar archive faithful record of file scheme contents. when--dereference' (-h') used with--create' (-c'), tar archives files symbolic links point to, instead of links themselves.

so seek archive tar -chf ... , guess issues solved.

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