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From: Elliott Lee <tenchi@netmagic.net>
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Subject: Re: .TAR problems
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 22:03:06 -0800
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pal wrote:
> Winzip doesn't extract files with the .tar extension because it's not

I have WinZip v6.2 and it reads TAR files just fine.  (I just tested
it right now for a sanity check.)  It may be using a helper program,
but I thought it did it natively.  :P

FYI, TAR files are not compressed.  GZIPped TAR files are, and they
usually have a ".gz" extension.

	tar -cf <archive file> <file list>
		Creates a TAR archive.
	tar -tf <archive file>
		Lists the contents of a TAR archive.
	tar -xf <archive file>
		Extracts the contents of a TAR archive.

	tar -cfz <archive file> <file list>
		Creates a GZIPped TAR archive.
	tar -xfz <archive file> <file list>
		Uncompresses a GZIPped TAR archive.

	man tar
		Get the help details, of course.
	tar --help
		Help text on some systems like Linux.

The "-v" option just tells it to be really verbose when extracting
files.

> 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)

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