Unzip selected files in .tar.gz file

Hi All,
By accident, i deleted some files. Fortunately I have a backup backup.tar.gz files (750GB). It's too big for me to untar to get the file
Is it possible that i could get the selected files in backup.tar.gz if i know exactly where the files are located.

Thanks.

Ken

Yes, you simply list the files you want from the tar file at the end of the untar command.

eg:

tar zxf backup.tar.gz /the/file/you/want