Re: Opening Tar Files
- From: Bruce Stephens <bruce cenderis demon co uk>
- To: gnome-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: Opening Tar Files
- Date: 22 Aug 1999 17:30:25 +0100
kkhan@idirect.com writes:
> I am having trouble opening up a tar file. The name of the file is
> GTKstep[1].tar.gz that I downloaded from gtk site. I am having trouble
> 'untaring' it. I can see the file in file manager and looks fine, but I
> can't open it... I dont think I am using the right command..
>
> Can someone give me the correct command to untar a file please?
It's a gzipped tar file. GNU tar has an option for these, fortunately:
tar zxf GTKstep.tar.gz
or
tar ztvf GTKstep.tar.gz
to see what's in it, without extracting.
> Also is there a utility out there like winzip that does tarfiles?
Dozens.
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