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Old 09-24-2003, 07:28 AM   #1
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Whats the command to untar files that end in .tar.bz2?

What is the command for it???
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Old 09-24-2003, 07:28 AM   #2
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tar xvjf <file>
 
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Old 06-20-2007, 08:25 AM   #3
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Thanx buddy
 
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#bunzip2 file.tar.bz2
#tar xf file.tar
 
  


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