How to Unzip tar.gz Files in Redhat 7.2
 

I'm having problems unzipping tar.gz files.

I've looked it up on the internet, but whatever I try to do, I keep getting errors when I try to unzip them. I don't know what to do anymore. I'd appreciate it if someone could help me out. Thanks in advance.

What errors are you getting. The command line syntax is:

tar xzvf filename.tar.gz

This is what is displayed after I try and extract it:

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

type,

file <filename>

And see what type that says. It looks at the contents not the extension.

'file foo.tar.gz'

That should tell you what it really is and you'll be able to apply the correct commands. If that doesn't work, try changing the extension - some apps are picky about that.

-- Oops. Teval got there faster. ;)

Thanks for the suggestions, guys.

One more thing, where do the files that get extracted go once they're exctracted using the aforementioned syntax?

A new directory is made, inside the current one, or they are extracted straight into the current directory.

Try 'tar tzvf foo.tar.gz' and it'll show the file and directory structure that will be extracted.

I have received that error several times. It sounds like the file was corrupted. Try redownloading it.