how to extract gzip'ed text file?

corbis_demon · 09-09-2009, 02:17 PM

Hi,
While wanting to create a gzip'ed file from 3 input files:

Code:

tar -cvzf file.tar.gz foo1 foo2 foo3

I did this:

Code:

tar -cvzf foo1 foo2 foo3

Is there a way I could get back foo1 in it's original format? Please advise.

druuna · 09-09-2009, 02:56 PM

Hi,

The original foo1 is gone (I do hope you made backups...), it now holds foo2 and foo3. Thre's no way to recover the original textfile.

corbis_demon · 09-09-2009, 03:15 PM

I was afraid that would be the case. And unfortunately, I didn't back it up. Thank you, nonetheless, for your reply.