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Old 07-22-2003, 11:25 PM   #1
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unzip a tar.gz file

how do a unzip a tar.gz file
 
Old 07-22-2003, 11:35 PM   #2
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either:
tar -zxvf filename.tar.gz
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gzip -d filename.tar.gz
tar -xvf filename.tar
 
  


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