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Old 01-04-2005, 06:52 PM   #1
chui_yap
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Cannot stat???

What does this mean?

tar: *: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
 
Old 01-04-2005, 06:56 PM   #2
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It probably means you typed in the wrong file name.

To install a tar.gz file:
Code:
$ tar -zxvf <file name>
Make sure you cd to the folder the file is in.
 
  


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