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Old 02-09-2002
unzip .tgz files

hi all


How to unzip .tgz files

waiting for suggestions
Praful
# 2  
Old 02-09-2002
tgz files are gzip compressed tar archives. You can extract them like this : tar xzf filename
# 3  
Old 02-09-2002
I think the previous reply may have left off something. The full command is like this:

gzip -cd <filename.tgz> | tar xvf -

You could do each commmand separately, but if your resulting tar file is too large, tar xvf will not work.
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Old 02-09-2002
A user may untar a compressed (gzipped) tar file with:

tar -zxvf <filename>

The z flag instructs tar to use gzip. A seperate gzip pipe is not required.

Of course, the v flag is not necessary, just makes gzip quite talkative Smilie

DanielB is quite correct when he suggests that a .tgz file may be untarred with -zxf switches (only).
# 5  
Old 02-09-2002
My mistake, I was reading fast and read "xvf" instead of "xzf".
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Old 02-09-2002
Well, you may still need to gunzip it first. Some tars' (non-GNU) do not understand the z option.

YMMV
 
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