try typng gunzip "filename.tar", from there you can untar the file
-----Original Message-----
From: kwf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 8:25 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] Openint tar files
I downloaded a file that was "tar.gz" I have no problem getting it
unzipped.
But I cannot extract it for anything.
I can enter:
tar -x [filename]
Then I can hit return. Then my cursor returns to the next line and
won't let me do anything after that. I have to exit the window
and try again, getting nowhere.
When I try to do it in "Midnight Commander" it tells me the file
is not local.
I cannot find anything about "local" vs "non-local" files.
Any ideas? What am I an idiot about?
Alaskan Ken
