6600geo@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (George Barrinuevo) (01/07/91)
I have encountered files that are compressed in some sort of arc'ed format which have the extension .Z. For example: readme.txt.Z. What compression program would uncompress such a file. I tried ZOO, ARC, and ZIP, but none of these seems to work. Also, files which have the name: readme.tar.Z seem to confuse me. What uncompression format and what program should one use to uncompress such a file. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter) (01/07/91)
In article <8011@hub.ucsb.edu>, 6600geo@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (George Barrinuevo) writes: > I have encountered files that are compressed in some > sort of arc'ed format which have the extension .Z. > For example: readme.txt.Z. What compression program > would uncompress such a file. I tried ZOO, ARC, and > ZIP, but none of these seems to work. Also, files > which have the name: readme.tar.Z seem to confuse > me. What uncompression format and what program > should one use to uncompress such a file. Any and > all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You. These are Compressed files (don't laugh, that's what it's called!). From the command line in Unix type: uncompress *.Z This will take all the .Z files and replace them with the uncompressed files. You can get the COMPRESS.TTP utility from atari.archive in the archivers directory. I have not used this on my ST, but I do have it. First time I tried it on my ST I got 'not enough memory for this program' or something like that... The .tar files are something different altogether. you might want to do a man page on tar (type: man tar) and you will see how to use it...I always forget how to untar things and always have to look at the man page. It is not that hard if I remember...maybe someone who does tar more than I can give you the exact command (Howard?) Troy Carpenter Department of Computer Sciences THE University of Texas, Austin psurge@cs.utexas.edu "You're so open minded that your brain leaked out" - Steve Taylor *>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The best thing in life costs exactly that <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<*
suhonen@kunto.jyu.fi (Timo Suhonen) (01/07/91)
In article <8011@hub.ucsb.edu> 6600geo@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (George Barrinuevo) writes:
I have encountered files that are compressed in some
sort of arc'ed format which have the extension .Z.
Try (un)compress.. You can find it from atari.archive via anon. ftp.
Also, files
which have the name: readme.tar.Z seem to confuse
me.
First uncompress and then give the file to tar program (also atari.archive).
Should help...
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Files with the .Z extension are compatible with the Unix(tm) compress/uncompress programs. On the ST it's called COMPRESS.TTP. I believe that it is available from atari.archive as compress.zoo or some such! Cheers. -- Ralph P. Sobek Disclaimer: The above ruminations are my own. ralph@laas.fr Addresses are ordered by importance. ralph@laas.uucp, or ...!uunet!laas!ralph If all else fails, try: sobek@eclair.Berkeley.EDU =============================================================================== Proud new owner of a Mega 4 ST. What should I do with my *small* SH204 drive?