Gregory Pietsch wrote:
>
> 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.
>
If true, your tar command will need the 'z' option:
tar xzf tar_file
or alternately you can:
zcat tar_file | tar xf -
> > 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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