Trying to extract homedir.tar

For non-gzip-compressed tar archives please try the following example command (that notably omits the "-z" switch used for gzip-compression):

Code:

# tar -xvf homedir.tar

For additional reference I recommend reviewing the manual "man" documentation using the following command:

Code:

# man tar

 

The command used may have extracted the contents into the same directory from where the command was executed, for example, the directory name matching the cPanel account username.

What does a directory listing show within the same path?

Code:

# ls -ahl /backup/cpbackup/monthly/nilesh

If the directory "homedir" does not exist, try the following to ensure it is created before proceeding:

Code:

# mkdir -pv homedir

To verify the directory "homedir" exists, use stat:

Code:

# stat homedir

Once you've verified homedir exists, you may then extract the archive contents into the specified directory, as seen below:

Code:

# tar -xvf homedir.tar -C homedir

If there's still difficulty, try using one of the following to just list the contents (without extracting); this should help identify or confirm what is stored and at what directory paths within the archive:

Code:

# tar -tvf homedir.tar