bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey) (10/18/90)
In article <Oct.17.22.20.51.1990.27139@pilot.njin.net> dblack@pilot.njin.net (David Alan Black) writes: >I would be grateful for a quick summary of how I can extract files from a >tar file on disk. No tape is involved. >For the record, I have read TFM, but cannot piece together a command which >results in anything but a fatal error of one kind or another. >David Black >dblack@pilot.njin.net David: We had run into the same problem earlier and requested info on how to do and several came immediately to my rescue. Their answer was that I should have also read the TFM, but to this date I have never seen the answer there. Enough of this rambling. cd to the directory that you want the file to reside into: tar xf /usr/spool/uucppublic/download/file.tar Replace the /usr/spool/....file.tar with your file and directory. The f option is normally for devices but will work with a file name specifically. Hope this helps you out. -- >.. CCS Enterprises, Inc. .. Bob Willey, CDP ..< >.. P.O. Drawer 1690 .. uunet!consult!bob ..< >.. Easton, Maryland 21601 .. (301) 820-4670 ..< >.......................BBS: (301) 476-5098.....................<