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### 4.4 Options Used by `--extract`

The previous chapter showed how to use `--extract` to extract an archive into the file system. Various options cause `tar` to extract more information than just file contents, such as the owner, the permissions, the modification date, and so forth. This section presents options to be used with `--extract` when certain special considerations arise. You may review the information presented in extract for more basic information about the `--extract` operation.