The convention is, .tgz for .tar.gz and therefore gzip; .tbz for .tar.bz2 and therefore bzip2.
73 Frank AB2KT On Nov 10, 2007 10:05 PM, IT2 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mr. Bricle, et alia: > > Indeed it is particularly instructive to note that the "tar zxvf > name-of-your-gzipped-tarball" is presumptive to the fact that indeed the > tarball has been size reduced with gzip! > > It is entirely possible to use "j" (vice little "z") for bzip, or even > to use "Z" (big "Z") for compress/uncompress as appropriate. > > > V/R, > > Stuart, N3GWG > > > On 11/10/07 12:39 AM, "Frank Brickle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Did you use the command > > tar zxvf name-of-your-gzipped-tarball > > ? > > > > 73 > > Frank > > AB2KT > > > > > > > > On Nov 10, 2007 3:23 AM, Bent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Phil > >> > >> 2007/11/9, Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>> ... > >>> tar: This does not look like a tar archive > >>> tar: Skipping to next header > >>> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > >>> > >>> Can anyone offer a suggestion? > >>> > >> > >> What does the file(1) program tell you about the alleged tar.gz file? > >> > >> Bent/OZ6BL > >> - > >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hams" in > >> the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > >> > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hams" in > > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > -- > > Very Respectfully, > > IT2 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR > Las Vegas, NV / Beverly Hills, CA / Philadelphia, PA / Washington, DC > Amateur Radio Call Sign: N3GWG (Extra) / Marine Radio Operator Permit (MROP) > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (also carbon copies to my Blackberry) > phone: +(1) 310.358.0202 (Beverly Hills, CA, forwards to mobile phone) > phone: +(1) 215.338.6005 (Philadelphia, PA, voice mail only) > phone: +(1) 702.988.3989 (Las Vegas, NV, voice mail only) > E-Fax: +(1) 915.773.0935 (Telecopier, fax to email gateway) > > Military emails (checked monthly until remote NMCI access is secured) > NIPRNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SIPRNET: NONE > TS/SCI: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GWAN) > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and/or privileged information, though strictly at the UNCLASSIFIED level. > Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If > you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply > e-mail and destroy all copies of the originate message. > > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hams" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
