Here's a possible reason: The file is a tar.gz file in disguise. Rename it to
cygwin-docs.tar.gz and see if it decompresses and untars.
Gregory Pietsch
Kenneth Axelson wrote:
> Hi,
> I downloaded cygwin-docs_tar.tar from www.cygwin.com and have been unable to untar
>it. When I try, tar gives me a message "tar: Hmm, this doesn't look like a tar
>archive"
>
> Do you have any help for me?
>
> Thank you,
> Ken Axelson
>
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