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From: pal <palpalpalpal@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: .TAR problems
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 00:48:11 +0100
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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Winzip doesn't extract files with the .tar extension because it's not 
its preferred format (which is .zip).
As you point out, you have to use tar.exe. But, as a Unix tool, tar 
requires strange options to do simple things. "tar -xvf <filename>" 
should uncompress your file, if I remember correctly.
Type "tar" with no filename nor option, you'll be given the details.

Hope this helps, 
pal
(palpalpalpal@hotmail.com)