Ok, but like you say it's a mixed bag - *I* 'wget the file into a dir and untar ...

OJFord on Sept 25, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Btop++ is a power resource monitor for Linux

Ok, but like you say it's a mixed bag - I 'wget the file into a dir and untar it without worrying about it messing up whatever is already there', because nothing is, it's a mktemp -d or manual equivalent.