Might be easier to use Midnight Commander?
Just type:
root@localhost #> mc
and then just click enter on appropriate .gz or .tar file.
Kalju
> did you do it like this
>
> root@localhost #> gunzip -vf prog.tar.gz
>
> root@localhost #>tar -xvf prog.tar
>
> If it has the .gz at the end try to unzip it first. Not sure if the -vf
etc...
> are correct arguments or not. Have not delt with a tar file for a while.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James J. Capone
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Podein [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 9:52 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] Tar files
>
> I can't seem to install any tar files . I get to the folder
> that contains the file , then type in tar xvfprog.tar.gz , or
> zxvf or xzf . To no avail . All I get is an error message -
> Old option `f ', or `g ' , or `a' , etc requires an argument ,
> try `tar --help ' for more info . I tried tar help , and
> mantar , and niether will function . They just don't open .
> Help please , newbie at the helm .
