Re: tar.gz files

[Ken Stevens]

I use "tar -vfx <filename.tar>

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On 7/5/99, 7:59:26 PM, Glen Lee Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote 
regarding tar.gz files:


> How do you un-tar a file.  Yes, I read the man and info pages for tar, 
and
> as near as I can tell:

> tar -x <filename.tar>

> should work.  It doesn't.  The prompt moves down a line and just 
flashes.

> Glen

> Glen Lee Edwards
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]

> "Linux, giving you the freedom to make the choice."