Bash - tar

tar - Extract a tarball to a specific dir
tar Man Page

tar -xf ball.tar -C /path/to/

Most basic :-x - Extract
:-c - Compress/Create

-d, –diff, –compare
Find differences between archive and file system.
The arguments are optional and specify archive members to compare.
If not given, the current working directory is assumed.

–delete
Delete from the archive.
The arguments supply names of the archive members to be removed. At least one argument must be given.

This option does not operate on compressed archives. There is no short option equivalent.

-r, –append
Append files to the end of an archive. Arguments have the same meaning as for -c (–create).

-t, –list
List the contents of an archive. Arguments are optional.