[quoted lines by Jude DaShiell on August 29, 2002, at 18:05] >Your options are out of order. >tar xzf filename.bz2 The order doesn't matter. The z modifier only supports gzipped files. .bz2 means that it's a bzip2ed file (use bunzip2 to uncompress), and not a gzipped file. -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | I believe that the Bible is the Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | Word of God. Please contact me EMail: dave@mielke.cc | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell. http://familyradio.com