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Old 11-03-2003, 10:09 PM   #1
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tar.bz2

i know how to unzip a tar.gz, but how do i untar a tar.bz2? this is the first time ive come across this type of file.

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Old 11-03-2003, 10:15 PM   #2
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$ tar xjvf name_of.tar.bz2

You should just do man tar, or tar --help, its all there ^_^
 
Old 11-06-2003, 07:11 PM   #3
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yeah sorry i was really tired. i feel stupid now for asking.

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