File Conversion

justaguynsrq · 05-26-2003, 06:24 PM

Hey,

Just a wee bit of assistance requested here. I need to convert a file with the extension of .php to a file recognized by Gzip, which is .gz. I appreciate a bit of a helping hand here.

Thanks,

unSpawn · 05-26-2003, 06:30 PM

If you mean you need to gzip it just "gzip somefile.php", else fi you mean it was gzipped but gzip didn't recognize it ("unknown suffix -- ignored"), just "mv somefile.php somefile.php.gz" and try again, run "file somefile*" first to determine it's really a gzip file.

justaguynsrq · 05-26-2003, 06:34 PM

Maybe I need to clarify myself and my problem.

I want to download/install a pack of wallpaper from KDE-LOOK, but the file extension of the file is .php. I am getting an error that says,

"Gzip archives need to have the extension 'gz.'

So, how do I work around this?

Thanks

unSpawn · 05-26-2003, 07:07 PM

Hmm. What is the output of running "file" on the file you downloaded?
You may have downloaded an intermediary file, like for example Sourceforge will redirect you to a page where you first have to select a download location if you didn't have any prefs set or munged it in other ways.

justaguynsrq · 05-26-2003, 07:10 PM

Thanks Guy,

I have it figured out, thanks again for your attempt, appreciate your patience.