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02-11-2002, 04:21 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2002
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how do i extract a .tgz ?
i have this .tgz file but i dont know how to extract it. anyone know? thx.
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02-11-2002, 04:25 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2001
Posts: 24,149
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usually a tar zvf ./filename.tgz
man tar
for more info on options.
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02-11-2002, 04:30 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2002
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i tried it, and it gave me this:
tar: you must specify one of the `-acdtrux' options. any ideas?
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02-11-2002, 04:32 PM
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Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Distribution: Slackware, LFS
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tar xvzf filename.tgz
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02-11-2002, 04:40 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2001
Posts: 24,149
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my bad, in some cases a .tgz file won't be compressed so you should try tar xvf ./filename
check out this page for info: http://linux.ctyme.com/man/man2684.htm |
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