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restore.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# restore.sh - Restore files from a backup archive
+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2025 LINUXexpert.org
+# 
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the 
+# Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY 
+# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License 
+# for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along 
+# with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# 
+# Usage: restore.sh <backup_archive.tar.gz> [target_directory]
+# Description: Extracts the tar.gz archive into the target directory (current dir if not specified).
+ 
+ARCHIVE="$1"
+TARGET="$2"
+if [ -z "$ARCHIVE" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <archive.tar.gz> [target_directory]"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -f "$ARCHIVE" ]; then
+  echo "Backup archive '$ARCHIVE' not found!"; exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$TARGET" ]; then
+  TARGET="."
+else
+  if [ ! -d "$TARGET" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$TARGET" || { echo "Failed to create target directory '$TARGET'"; exit 1; }
+  fi
+fi
+
+tar -xzf "$ARCHIVE" -C "$TARGET"
+status=$?
+if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Restore successful to directory: $TARGET"
+else
+  echo "Restore failed with error code $status"
+fi