Re: [newbie] tgz files
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
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
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
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 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] tgz files
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 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eric L. Damron Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] tgz files Are tgz files the same as tar.gz files? If not how do I decompress them? Thanks