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# 1  
Old 02-28-2011
Data can't run file tar
Hi all,
i have a problem.
i get xamp to my server.
Code:
wget Download XAMPP from SourceForge.net

Code:
100%[======================================>] 78,086,734 11.6M/s in 6.5s

2011-02-27 10:05:11 (11.5 MB/s) - `xampp-linux-1.7.4.tar.gz.4' saved [78086734/78086734]

After finish download,i run file tar
Code:
tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.4.tar.gz -C /opt

Then i get this note:
Code:
[jill@fgd7ayaa ~]$ tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.4.tar.gz -C /opt
tar: z: unknown function modifier
Usage: tar {c|r|t|u|x}[BDeEFhilmnopPqTvw@/[0-7]][bfk][X...] [blocksize] [tarfile] [size] [exclude-file...] {file | -I include-file | -C directory file}...
[jill@fgd7ayaa ~]$

Please help me.So thanks.
Last edited by pludi; 02-28-2011 at 03:19 AM..
# 2  
Old 02-28-2011
Try the following
Code:
gunzip xampp-linux-1.7.4.tar.gz
tar xvf xampp-linux-1.7.4.tar -C /opt

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# 3  
Old 02-28-2011
i will try again.Thank so much.
# 4  
Old 03-01-2011
hi Fbmurphy,
I get this problem:
When i get cm:
Quote:
tar xvf xampp-linux-1.7.4.tar -C /opt
i have note:
Quote:
tar: 2 file(s) not extracted
how to fix this ? Please show me.Thanks
# 5  
Old 03-01-2011
According to the man page on Solaris the -C option is only applicable to the create or replace options. As you are extracting it probably does not understand the option and it is treating
Code:
-C /opt

as the two files you want to extract. Instead change directory to /opt and then extract the archive.

Andrew
# 6  
Old 03-01-2011
Hi apmcd47,
As you say ,can i change "-C /opt" to diffirent partition,right ?
How can i change directory ? Please help me or show me some examples.So thanks.
Last edited by foxlegend; 03-01-2011 at 09:43 PM..
# 7  
Old 03-01-2011
Quote:
How can i change directory ? Please help me or show me some examples.
cd = change directory

Code:
# cd /opt
# tar xvf xampp-linux-1.7.4.tar

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