Re: files with tar.gz

[Mike Burger <mburger compucomis net>]

No problem...just trying to help.

On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, John Marlovits wrote:

> yep my fault
> SORRY
>
> >>> mburger compucomis net 02/01/01 12:57PM >>>
> You didn't read very thoroughly:
>
> linux:~>tar --h | grep z
>       --ignore-failed-read   do not exit with nonzero on unreadable files
>       --record-size=SIZE         SIZE bytes per record, multiple of 512
>   -i, --ignore-zeros             ignore zeroed blocks in archive (means EOF
>   -I, --bzip2                        filter the archive through bzip2
>   -z, --gzip, --ungzip               filter the archive through gzip
>   -Z, --compress, --uncompress       filter the archive through compress
>
>
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, John Marlovits wrote:
>
> > I did read the help tar --h |more
> > but I didn't understand , also it's like 3 pages long, and the z options is not even listed.
> >
> > At least with Windows you just double click ( with winzip ) and it's done.
> >
> >
> >
> > >>> brown mrvideo vidiot com 02/01/01 12:03PM >>>
> > >
> > >gunzip -d  filename.tar.gz
> > >tar who knows how this stupid thing works..
> > >tar -x filename.tar    this just locks up and have to Ctrl c out
> > >
> > >Running redhat ver.6
> > >
> > >Can't I run one thing to totaly uncomress these?  Why are they double compressed?
> > >
> > >John
> >
> > You obviously haven't done the required RTFM!!!!
> >
> > tar xzf filename.tar.gz
> >
> > What you did was looking for a stdin file to untar.  Please, read tha
> > man pages before bitching.  They are very helpful.
> >
> > Who said the file was double-compressed?
> >
> > MB
> >
>
>
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