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linux tar file howto
Name: beboldpls Date: January 1, 2004 at 00:29:05 Pacific OS: linux8.0 CPU/Ram: 128mb
Comment:
hi,
im very new to linux... i got a tar file.. how to untar that file... to read the contents..
Name: coderjay Date: January 1, 2004 at 00:53:00 Pacific
Reply:
I use tar xvf <filename>
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Response Number 2
Name: robynsrodents Date: January 1, 2004 at 02:29:41 Pacific
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put the file in the temp directory usually under home then click on the tar ball once then it should open in another window and you can then read the text file. gnome has a tar ball opener, I'm a newbbie to so dont know how to use it yet.
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Response Number 3
Name: Dlonra Date: January 1, 2004 at 08:38:56 Pacific
Summary: I want to download a 2GB tar file from the internet and then burn it on a CD. It is an application that I will later install on a Linux machine. Is that possible? I currently do not have the Linux sys...
Summary: I always use native linux partition ext2. to create the tar, i simply do: tar -cvf myfile.tar /mypath/... If i compare "df" before and after tar file creattion, DF correctly report and reflect the ha...
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