Re: [newbie] tgz files

[John Aldrich]

On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, you wrote:
 To the best of my knowledge there different..
 the commands are still the same though..
 tar -zxvf filename.tgz
 or
 tar -zxvf filename.tar.gz
 
Nope. You're mistaken. :-) .tgz and .tar.gz are the same
thingjust that the "tar" and "gz" have been combined to make it
more compatible with "broken" operating systems which can't handle
multiple extensions. :-)
John

Re: [newbie] tgz files

[John Aldrich]

On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, you wrote:
 Are tgz files the same as tar.gz files?  If not how do I decompress them?
 
Yes!
John

Re: [newbie] tgz files

[Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.]

The answer is essentially yes. The easiest way to extract the contents of the
.tgz file is to use KDE's archiver tool. Open KFM, and navigate to the .tgz
file, right-click the file, and select "archiver" from the context menu. This
will open the file in an archiver window, then select (I think) "File/Extract to
..." which will open a destination window. You can then deposit the contents of
the .tgz file where you want.

Ernie


On Fri, 22 Oct 1999,Eric L. Damron wrote:
  | Are tgz files the same as tar.gz files?  If not how do I decompress them?
  | 
  | Thanks

Re: [newbie] tgz files

[sphilp]

On Fri, Oct 22, 1999 at 06:16:51PM -0700, Eric L. Damron wrote:
 Are tgz files the same as tar.gz files?  If not how do I decompress them?

They're exactly the same, just named to be compatible with yucky "legacy"
operating systems.  :)

-- 
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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RE: [newbie] tgz files

[R. 'Trebor' Groves]

Yes, they are the same.  It was just someone's shorthand instead of typing
the full ".tar.gz"

:o)


R.'Trebor' Groves
Network Technician, HarvardNet




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Are tgz files the same as tar.gz files?  If not how do I decompress them?

Thanks