When you extract files with the tar command, where are they extracted to?

When using the tar command to extract files, the default behavior is to place the extracted files into the current working directory where the command is executed. This means that unless specified otherwise, the command will create files and directories in the same location from which you run it.

The tar command does have options that allow you to define different extraction paths or manage the contents more explicitly, but without such options being utilized, the expected and typical outcome is that files are extracted directly into the current working directory. Understanding this behavior is crucial for file management and organization when working with archives in a Linux environment.