#     make the test directory structure
mkdir -p food/fruit/citrus
#
#      create the files lemon.txt and lime.txt with your favorite editor
#      vi, vim, nano, emacs, mousepad
#
#      create the backup file
$ tar cf myfood.tar food/fruit/citrus/*.txt
#
#      display the contents of the backup file
$ tar tf myfood.tar
food/fruit/citrus/lemon.txt
food/fruit/citrus/lime.txt
#
#      remove the original files
$ rm food/fruit/citrus/*.txt
#
#      restore the files from the tar file
$ tar xf myfood.tar
#
#      display the files
$ ls food/fruit/citrus
lemon.txt  lime.txt
#
#       delete the files from the nested directory
$ rm food/fruit/citrus/*.txt
#
#       restore the files to the CURRENT directory
$ tar xf myfood.tar --strip-components 3