David Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You must untar the archive. Tar was/is used for backing up files
> and then Untar would normally put  the files back where they came
> from on your storage device.
> Eg, tar /dir1/file1 /dir2/file2 into one archive dirs.tar
> It does not crunch the files.. probably more than you wanted. But
> there you go.
> Get Untar.. from Aminet.
> It will then release a/some files.

If you get the program "untgz" (ftp.vapor.com /pub/misc dir), it can
do both the decompression and the untar processes at the same time.
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