anderss@ux.acs.umn.edu (Anderss) (11/10/90)
Could someone tell me the difference between .tar files and .tar.Z files? I'm using a tar extracting program that doesn't like the .tar.Z format. anderss@ux.acs.umn.edu
gordon@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Gordon) (11/10/90)
.tar means you have to un-tar the file. .Z means you have to uncompress the file. (.Z is kind of like .ARC or .ZIP). So, if you had a file foo.tar.Z, you would uncompress it, giving foo.tar, then un-tar it giving desired files.
6500spyk@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Chris Brooks) (11/10/90)
In article <2688@ux.acs.umn.edu> anderss@ux.acs.umn.edu (Anderss) writes: >Could someone tell me the difference between .tar files and .tar.Z files? >I'm using a tar extracting program that doesn't like the .tar.Z format. The .Z extension means that the file has been "compressed" with the Unix compress utility. You must first "uncompress" the file simply by typing uncompress file.tar THEN, you can use the tar extractor. -- Christopher L. Brooks 6500spyk@ucsbuxa.bitnet UC - Santa Barbara brooks@faulty.ucsb.edu
poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) (11/13/90)
In article <2688@ux.acs.umn.edu> anderss@ux.acs.umn.edu (Anderss) writes: >Could someone tell me the difference between .tar files and .tar.Z files? > >I'm using a tar extracting program that doesn't like the .tar.Z format. > >anderss@ux.acs.umn.edu The .Z extension means that it has been compressed using the UNIX (or UNIX like) compress utility. You must uncompress it first. Russ