tar xvzf <bleah> GNU tar has support for Gzip as a flag (the z). What I used was tar, extract, verbose, gzip compressed, file <bleah>
On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Revenant wrote: > There's a very complex method listed in my "Running Linux" book. But, > given the rate at which Linux is evolving, pretty old. > > Is there a easier, newer way than that convoluted string piping from > gzip to tar etc. ? > > Thanx. > > -------------- Revenant [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------- > "The whole principle is wrong; it's like demanding that grown men live > on skim milk because the baby can't eat steak." > - author Robert A. Heinlein on censorship. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > The Internet must be a medium for it is neither Rare nor Well done! <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">John Galt </a>