What exactly does this file extension stand for, and how do I install files that contain it. Please give me some advice.
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the tar stands for Tape ARchive,and the .gz indicates that it was compressed with gzip. there is also a .bz2 extension indicating bzip2 compression (bzip2 makes slightly smaller compressed files)
to extract type: gunzip filename.tar.gz then read the install or readme file for final install instructions its usually ./configure make make install |
It should be noted that rshaw's example extract command will only leave you with a filename.tar file, not the contents of the tar. If you just have a .tar file then use
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tar xvf filename.tar You can also do it all in one go if you have the GNU version of tar (99% likely) by doing a Code:
tar xvfz filename.tar.gz Code:
bzip2 -dc filename.tar.bz2 | tar xvf - HTH Jamie... |
related question
Why don't Linux users just use Zip files? They seem so much simpler.
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If anyone does know a 'real' reason I'd love to know! The only one I can think of is that .zip files won't hold details of file owners or permissions, but .tars will. Jamie... |
Cab files are smaller than both. How come nobody uses Cab files? The only place I ever see them is for Windows backups and Windows CD's.
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Microsoft obviously likes them, so I guess that's a good reason to dislike them.
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I belive, but I am not sure, that Microsoft developed the CAB system.
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