[UCLA-LUG] TAR

Dan Kegel dank@alumni.caltech.edu
Sun, 05 Sep 1999 10:40:17 -0700


Lam Doan wrote:
> 
> How do you "unzip" a tar file? I tried tar -x filename but it just sits
> there forever.

First answer: tar is the right command, but you need to read the
documentation.  Try "man tar".

Second answer: for those who have trouble reading the documentation,
the quick answer is "tar -xf filename".
- Dan

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