Yes, anyone who knows how to RTFM. Learn how to RTFM by reading How to RTFM. 
$ tree /a asdf
+---asdf
|   \---basdf
|       \---rasdf
\---basdf
    \---rasdf

$ tar -zxv -f asdf.tar.gz -CReadTheF-ingManual
tar: ReadTheF-ingManual: Cannot chdir: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

$ tar -zxv -f asdf.tar.gz -CReadTheF-ingManual
asdf/
asdf/asdf/
asdf/asdf/basdf/
asdf/asdf/basdf/rasdf/
asdf/basdf/
asdf/basdf/rasdf/

$ tree /a READTHEF-INGMANUAL
$ READTHEF-INGMANUAL
\---asdf
    +---asdf
    |   \---basdf
    |       \---rasdf
    \---basdf
        \---rasdf

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Even without knowing how to 'man tar', you could've still solved your issue by reading 'perldoc perlfunc'.

In reply to Re: (OT) Linux/Perl Tar System Command by Anonymous Monk
in thread (OT) Linux/Perl Tar System Command by ccericks

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