Compress using tar without saving full path

Question

I would like to compress backup directory, but not saving all path of data. After unpack i want have only destination directory. How Can I do this?

This command save all path:

$tar -czf /home/user/backup/www_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tar.gz /home/user/www

$ tar -xvf redmine_www_2018-03-02.tar.gz 
home/user/www/

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '18 at 13:10

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This has already been answered a million times:

tar -czf /home/user/backup/www_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tar.gz -C /home/user/www .

answered Mar 02 '18 at 13:10

marc

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And since it’s been answered a million times, the appropriate reaction isn’t to add yet another answer, but to find an appropriate duplicate and vote for it. – Stephen Kitt Mar 02 '18 at 13:46
Well you're right, we should start to educate and stop with the spoiling... – marc Mar 02 '18 at 16:02

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