diff --git a/pages/common/tar.md b/pages/common/tar.md
index 069dbc0483..c28df43768 100644
--- a/pages/common/tar.md
+++ b/pages/common/tar.md
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@
 - Extract files matching a pattern:
 
 `tar xf {{source.tar}} --wildcards {{"*.html"}}`
+
+- Extract a specific file without preserving the folder structure:
+
+`tar xf {{source.tar}} {{source.tar/path/to/extract}} --strip-components={{depth_to_strip}}`