If the file is a .tar.bz2 file you can extract it with a command like tar jxf file.tar.bz2 If the file is a text document you can print it to the screen with commands like bzcat file.bz2 bzmore file.bz2 or bzless file.bz2 HTH Lorenzo -- "Whip me. Beat me. Make me maintain AIX." (By Stephan Zielinski) _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list