extracting files

jester_69 · 05-19-2002, 09:42 PM

Hi,

How do i extract from a .Z type file..

Thankyou

neo77777 · 05-19-2002, 09:52 PM

This is typical UNIX compressed file. To extract you have to use zcat or uncompress utilities.

jester_69 · 05-19-2002, 09:59 PM

I normally just use tar -zxvf filename. What would the command be now

neo77777 · 05-19-2002, 10:04 PM

uncompress -c
or
zcat
if you've installed them

Sfin · 05-19-2002, 10:51 PM

or you can try

tar Zxvf filename

the capital Z tells it to filter thourgh compress, if you have it installed that is.

Also it might be helpfull to do a:

man tar

to get a list of all the commands that tar accepts, and what they do.

rverlander · 05-19-2002, 11:21 PM

Try

tar zxf filename.tar.Z