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Re: [cobalt-users] gzip question



At 21:01 30/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I had a file names file_tar.gz and I just typed gzip -d file_tar.gz and got file_tar.
>
>What is the proper way to un-gz the file? Do I have to untar it now?
>

Hi,
the ways are;

type 1:

gzip -d -c file_tar.gz | tar xvf -

(or)

type 2:

gunzip file_tar.gz
tar xvf file_tar


Regards,
Babu P. Yogarajah