Quoting Owens, Jerry ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > e.g. (untested) > > cp path-to-your-file/base2_1.tgz . > gunzip base2_1.tgz > ls > I tried to unzip it using gunzip on the VC2 > console and it said gunzip not found. I was able to open it with WinZip > from windows and it looked fine. It would also let me unzip it.
My mistake. Before the contents of base2_1.tgz are available, the commands are pretty limited. You might try zcat < path-to-your-file/base2_1.tgz > /dev/null which means you don't have to copy the file, of course. Your mail client seems to be seriously broken when quoting, BTW: > (Copying it prevents you altering the original. > IIRC at this > stage . is / so it doesn't matter if you add a > tarfile.) > > Cheers, > > -- > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 > 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 > Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., > Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA > Disclaimer: These addresses are only for > reaching me, and do not signify > official stationery. Views expressed here are > either my own or plagiarised. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
