Windows does that, but then that's Windows for you.
The thing to do is:
tar tf filename.tar.tar
If you get one entery 'otherfilename.tar' then it is indeed a tarball
in a tarball. No need for one of those though.....
===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 6/06/00 04:13
>>
>> > but one of the files I have is "filename.tar.tar" so,wouldn't
>> > that require an extra step?
>>
>is there a tar.tar? maybe its just a matter of saving it... when ur using
>windows application and you save a certain file, for example jpg file/s,
>the computer recommends filename.jpg as ur filename to be saved... so
>when u just save it and u did not make any changes on the file name, the
>file will be filename.jpg.jpg! got it? :) correct me if im wrong...
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