problem with tar command
 

hi all,

i downloaded file **.tar.gz . when i used tar -xzvf file name the following messages resulted

tar: Skipping to next header
tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers

gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

could somebody explain what it means?

thx
ono

usually that shows up when you're using tar incorrectly. Make sure that its an actual tar.gz, and that you didnt just name it that while downloading. Also make sure that you finished your download of the tar.

Sounds like a dodgy file to me....try redownloading it

try: gunzip filename.tar.gz

Should work

MunCH