Re: tar just stops

["Gary" <gdm cnsp com>]

Hi Bill,

If its a *.tar.gz file try tar -zxvf nameoffile.tar.gz

If its just a *.tar file leave off the 'z',i.e., tar -xvf
name.tar

The main thing is you were missing the '-f' to signal the
next word is the object file.

Gary

Bill Gilmore wrote:
 There are actually 2
> files.  I type in tar -x freampblahblah and press enter.  The cursor goes