Linux-Hams archive - March 1998: Re: How do u un-tar a file...
Re: How do u un-tar a file...
Richard Adams (jksldlx@mailit.tunk.net)
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:37:29 +0000 (GMT)
According to David Buddrige: While burning my CPU.
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have a number of programs on CD that are in the .tar.gz format... I
> have managed to un-gzip the file using the gzip program, but this leaves
> me with a .tar file... for the life of me (I spent more than an hour
> yesterday mucking around with this)... cannot get the tar program to
> extract the files from this file...
>
> I am performing the following command....
>
> tar -x tarfilename.tar
>
> I have also tried various other combinations - all of which produce
> immediate errors...
Basicly 'tar xvzf filename'
>
> please help.... I'm lost....
>
>
> regards
>
> David Buddrige
>
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Regards Richard.
terhi.victor@logonet.com