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What does --strip-components=1 mean?

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I am trying to fix up a script from zerojay's "RetroPie-Extra" repository, and I need to know what does --strip-components=1 mean?
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In the tar manual

man tar

--strip-components=NUMBER strip NUMBER leading components from file names on extraction

eg path1/path2/file becomes path2/file
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