millerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I downloaded a file from the SysAdmin magazine ending in tar.Z. But I
> cannot unzip it with gunzip.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to unzip the file?
>
> Thanks
>
> Denis
>
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Try this:
compress --help
Unknown flag: '-'; Usage: compress [-dfvcVr] [-b maxbits] [file ...]
-d If given, decompression is done instead.
-c Write output on stdout, don't remove original.
-b Parameter limits the max number of bits/code.
-f Forces output file to be generated, even if one already.
exists, and even if no space is saved by compressing.
If -f is not used, the user will be prompted if stdin is.
a tty, otherwise, the output file will not be overwritten.
-v Write compression statistics.
-V Output vesion and compile options.
-r Recursive. If a filename is a directory, descend
into it and compress everything in it.
In other words:
compress -d filename.Z
-Dee
W.D.McKinney (Dee) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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