Re: gunzip : invalid compressed data

2006-01-24 Thread Lowell Gilbert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have recently downloaded a .tgz file to an m.s XP machine then ftp'd it to > my BSD laptop. When I try to open the file with tar or gunzip, I get the > following; > file.tgz : invalid compressed data--format violated. Is this due to the file > being transfered fro

gunzip : invalid compressed data

2006-01-24 Thread synack
Hi, I have recently downloaded a .tgz file to an m.s XP machine then ftp'd it to my BSD laptop. When I try to open the file with tar or gunzip, I get the following; file.tgz : invalid compressed data--format violated. Is this due to the file being transfered from a NTFS? Pls cc me if you can he