Hello,

I have just download a .tar.gz
when I run:
$tar x *.tar.gz
or even
$tar z *.tar.gz

this is the error I get
tar: can't open /dev/sa0 : Device not configured

How do I reconfigure the device so that it expands the file in it's current location?

Thanks so much for your help!

I haven't fooled with tarred files much yet, but:

What about that .gz extension? Try this:

1. create a temporary directory somewhere and move the tarred file into it
2. tar zxf filename.tar.gz

Reference:
Installing Unix .tar files, help!

Thanks man!!

That worked

The gz is a zip that you should take off first.

i.e. gunzip filename.tar.gz you canthen pipe that through tar do do both in one command line.

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Pete

Just for clarification, some versions of tar can automagically uncompress the file when it sees the z flag. The f flag tells it where to look - the default is usually a tape device on your system (in the OPs case, /dev/sa0, which is not attached to a tape drive).

Check your man page for tar to see if your tar acts in this way.