If you are downloading tarball files (filename.tar.gz/Z or filename.tgz), you must first gunzip then untar. I do not know if Solaris 10 version of tar support -z option as it does on gnu tar. But if you have installed freeware packages bundled with Solaris 10 OS, you should have gnu tar (gtar) located in /usr/sfw/bin. Use "gtar xzvf libiconv-1.8.tar.gz" or "gunzip -c libiconv-1.8.tar.gz |tar xvf -" either way it should work.
Shawn > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:solaris-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Fernandez > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 7:35 AM > To: Solaris-Users mailing list > Subject: Re: [Solaris-Users] Untar of File > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 6:45 PM > Subject: Re: [Solaris-Users] Untar of File > > > The next argument after the 'f' option in a tar command has to be the > file > > name. If you want to pull a particular file out of the tar, its name > would be > > the next argument after that (but it has to be in the same format that > you > > see after 'tar tf filename'. > > Dear Angelyn, > > Check if the file is a tar archive by using > # file libiconv > > Sinice normally tar files have a .tar archive or a .tgz or gz archive. > If it is also gunzipped then you may need to use > # tar xzvf libiconv > > Thanks and Regards > Keith Fernandez > > _______________________________________________ > Solaris-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users _______________________________________________ Solaris-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users
