src/Archive/Tar.php
function extractList($p_filelist, $p_path='', $p_remove_path='', $p_preserve=false)
    {
        $v_result = true;
        $v_list_detail = array();

        if (is_array($p_filelist))
            $v_list = $p_filelist;
        elseif (is_string($p_filelist))
            $v_list = explode($this->_separator, $p_filelist);
        else {
            $this->_error('Invalid string list');
            return false;
        }

        if ($v_result = $this->_openRead()) {
            $v_result = $this->_extractList($p_path, $v_list_detail, "partial",
                $v_list, $p_remove_path, $p_preserve);
            $this->_close();
        }

        return $v_result;
    }
function extractList($p_filelist, $p_path='', $p_remove_path='', $p_preserve=false)
    {
        $v_result = true;
        $v_list_detail = array();

        if (is_array($p_filelist))
            $v_list = $p_filelist;
        elseif (is_string($p_filelist))
            $v_list = explode($this->_separator, $p_filelist);
        else {
            $this->_error('Invalid string list');
            return false;
        }

        if ($v_result = $this->_openRead()) {
            $v_result = $this->_extractList($p_path, $v_list_detail, "partial",
                $v_list, $p_remove_path, $p_preserve);
            $this->_close();
        }

        return $v_result;
    }
This method extract from the archive only the files indicated in the
$p_filelist. These files are extracted in the current directory or
in the directory indicated by the optional $p_path parameter.
If indicated the $p_remove_path can be used in the same way as it is
used in extractModify() method.

@param array   $p_filelist    An array of filenames and directory names,
or a single string with names separated
by a single blank space.
@param string  $p_path        The path of the directory where the
files/dir need to by extracted.
@param string  $p_remove_path Part of the memorized path that can be
removed if present at the beginning of
the file/dir path.
@param boolean $p_preserve    Preserve user/group ownership of files

@return true on success, false on error.
@access public
@see    extractModify()