Re: gz

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madden++at++deadhead.nrl.navy.mil
Thu, 6 Feb 1997 13:24:05 +0000

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> >
> > Help
> >
> > This is not a Performer question, but I believe
> > someone can help me.
> >
> > I downloaded a file : latest.tar.gz
> >
> > I don't know what does it means gz. Can anyone explain
> > me How to uncompress and where to find a tool for this.
> >
> > Thank you very much
> >
> > Tran.

Tran,

To uncompress a tar file, the easiest way to do it is use the
following command

%tar -xvfz filename

The -z option takes care of the gnu zip. There are serveral options
with the tar command... you should check the man pages

% man tar

Hope this helps.

Rich
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