Hi Shawn, the comand line is: gzip -cd file.tar.gz | tar xf - This is a "tar"-ed file that has then been compressed with gzip. You have to uncompress it before you untar it. HTH You wrote: -=> Hi again guys. this might give yu an insite as to the errors I'm receiving. -=> When I try tar parameters filename, I get a mesage sayint you must specify one of the Atracks options or something like that. the perameters I used were as follows. -=> tar -vw eggdrop1.6.2.tar.gz thanks again guys. -=> Shaun. -=> ----- Original Message ----- -=> From: Shaun Oliver -=> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca -=> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 10:47 PM -=> Subject: tar archives. -=> -=> -=> Hi guys. -=> I'm currently using linux slackware via telnet at the moment I have access to a shell thanks to a friend and I need to know how to unpack files with a .tar.gz extention. -=> could somebody help me please? -=> thanks in advance Shaun.. -=> --terry Name: Terry D. Cudney Phone: (905)735-6127 E-mail: terry at wasagacottage.com WWW: www.wasagacottage.com Q: What's tiny and yellow and very, very, dangerous? A: A canary with the super-user password.
