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Old 01-13-2007, 01:34 AM   #1
gimmereeson
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problem with tar


iam trying to install apache software from the net , i've downloaded the zipped file from the website. but when i started to unzip it with tar command nothing ios happening , i thought the system might be running slow but even after witing for long time nothing turned up.

the command i used was
tar -xvz httpd-.......tar.gz

someone help fix the thing
 
Old 01-13-2007, 02:13 AM   #2
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tar -xvzf httpd-.......tar.gz
 
  


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