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Old 09-12-2006
gunzip: unexpected end of file

Ok, I sent several gzipped files using the UNIX "mail" utility without any special settings (bad idea). When I saved these files from my mail and tried to gunzip them, I would get something like the following error:

gunzip: wmGrep.mel.gz: unexpected end of file

Ok, I messed up. But is it possible to recover these files some how?

I've attatched a sample file if some wizard out there might be able to get somewhere with it (I had to rename it from wmGrep.mel.gz to wmGrep.mel.zip for uploading to this forum).

Last edited by reborg; 09-12-2006 at 08:59 PM..
# 2  
Old 09-12-2006
I have deleted the attahed file, because of format used it is a possible method of propagating viruses to windows users.

I do not suspect that there was anything of this nature in the file you uploaded, but none the less I could not leave it here, and being currently at a windows machine I could not verify it.

Unexpected end of file usually means a currupt file, and I can think of any way to recover the data from this situation.
# 3  
Old 09-14-2006
Imperial entaglement!

Damn, I was hoping to avoid any Imperial entaglements! Smilie

And I didn't even store the secret Death Star plans in my little droid. Smilie

Doh!!!!!
# 4  
Old 09-15-2006
Come on now sicjedi, lets stick to the rules:
(1) No flames, shouting (all caps), sarcasm, bullying, profanity or arrogant posts.

No sarcasm please.
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Old 09-15-2006
Rip

I'm not getting anything out of this forum anyway (statement of fact, not sarcasm).

Logging off.

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