Commands

bitsandbyte · 03-27-2007, 03:50 PM

I've got a quick question. I am trying to write code inside of the termnial on Gentoo and I have to put in this:

Code:

$ zcat < data.tar.gz | tar xv

How would I type it out inside of terminal? I don't quite get the "|" and where it is at.

Thanks in advance.

SweetLou · 03-27-2007, 04:05 PM

If you are using a normal en-US keyboard, it is right above the "Enter" or "Return" key. It is shift part of the "\" key.

IBall · 03-27-2007, 08:11 PM

What are you trying to achieve?

It looks like you just want to extract the archive. Why not just use "tar -xzvf data.tar.gz"?

As for the |, read up on the internet about piping.

--Ian

SweetLou · 03-27-2007, 08:19 PM

I don't think he was asking about piping, but wanted to know where to find the key for it. Which I could see being difficult to find, since on most keyboards it is two small vertical lines as oppose to one larger vertical line.