On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: > Hi! > > this is a very elemental question: how can I read a text file which is > gzipped? > Al documentation files are stored in this way... eg README.gz > > Thanks in advance for the help! > Marcelo > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Try using mc (midnight commander (apt-get install mc)) to read these kinds of file. It unzips without prompting. u just have to choose the file ask mc to view it. Other option is to make a little shell script to this job from the command line. Good luck. RAccess #geeks/irc.openprojects.net -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS GIT GP d- s+: a-- C+++ ULSB+++ P+ L+++ E+ W+++ N+ o K- w--- O- M-- V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5-- X++ R* tv-- b+ DI+ D- G++ e h! r* !y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
