On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 04:55:02PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > tar -zxvf rob.tgz | lame - rob.mp3
Reading the tar manual: tar {-r | -u} -f archive-file [options] [files | directories] -O (x, t modes only) In extract (-x) mode, files will be written to standard out rather than being extracted to disk. So: tar vxzOf rob.tgz /dirpath/rob.wav | lame - rob.mp3 and then lose the v option because you know that it works. Warren _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list mp3encoder@minnie.tuhs.org https://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder