for *.tar.gz files. These are TAR archives that have been GZIPPED also. To
unzip them, first type:
gunzip <file>.tar.gz
This will uncompress it and create a file like this. <file>.tar
Then type:
tar -xovf <file>.tar
This will untar the archive and you can then either compile the source, or
run the binaries. it is best to do this in a temporary directory, because a
few tar files do not have the directory structure built in. The tar command
above will give you verbose output and will create the directory structure
if the tar archive saved it.
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Timothy P. Hughes
Associate Technical Analyst
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Tavares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, October 05, 1998 3:45 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: QUESTION
>
>
> I took the plunge and installed Redhat version 5.1
>
> have had no major problems just haven't figured out exactly how to
> uncompress a file.
>
> I download an IRC program for Xwindows called xirc.tar.gz
>
> when I try to uncompress this with the tar command I get a
> screen full of
> junk. Can someone tell me the correct way to do this?
>
> Thanks
> -Mike
>
>
