RE: tar just stops

[Charles Galpin <cgalpin lighthouse-software com>]

try

tar xvf     freampblahblah.tar

( the v is verbose, the the f must be the last flag before the filename )

hth
charles

===== Original Message from Bill Gilmore <redhat-list redhat com> at 2/06/99 
9:29 am
>I am trying to use tar and have read and understand the help somewhat.  I
>have a tar file I downloaded.  It is the freeamp tar.  There are actually 2
>files.  I type in tar -x freampblahblah and press enter.  The cursor goes
>down to the next line and sits there - no activity at all.  What gives?
>TIA
>Bill

-- Charles Galpin   <cgalpin lighthouse-software com>