Re: [ILUG] .tar.Z files ?????

From: Dave O'Flynn (dave.oflynn at domain tinet.ie)
Date: Tue 18 May 1999 - 11:41:00 IST

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At 10:52 AM 5/18/99 +0100, you wrote:
>
>
>Anyway, I got the file called 'linpack.tar.Z', 'cos I figured it would be
>library files for linux ! Maybe I'm wrong, but I couldn't find out
>because I can't open the file. I used to use winzip and do it in dos, and
>transfer the files, but I lost that.
>
>How can I do it in linux ???
>
><Noel>
>Somebody correct me if I'm wrong - I'm still in the newbie phase myself - but
>tar -xzf <filename> should unzip that. I think either that or gzip but I
always
>use tar myself.
>
>Noel

Hi,

I think it might be:

uncompress linpack.tar.Z

then:

tar -xvf linpack.tar

Dave.

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