[SLE] how to 'untar'/'unzip'
hi all o to bother u ...but i've downloaded alsa-driver-0.5.9b.tar.bz2 -how do i 'untar'/'unzip' this file? thanks in advance for your help. rgds tk ===== 0Oo~~:o) Smile! You'r Alive!!! Q:What's peacefulness? A:What's confusion? Peacefulness is the end of confusion. o.0.Oo.o May there be peace in every step we take :o):tk __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
You have to make sure you have bzip2 installed...and you can just type ... bzip2 -d <file> Then untar it..there may be a quicker way..but this works. BTW..bzip2 is on the SuSE CD's. -->so to bother u ...but i've downloaded -->alsa-driver-0.5.9b.tar.bz2 --> -->-how do i 'untar'/'unzip' this file? -- Cheers, Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ------------------------- "The only 'intuitive' interface is the nipple. After that, it's all learned." -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Ben Rosenberg wrote: br> You have to make sure you have bzip2 installed...and you can just br> type ... br> br> bzip2 -d <file> br> br> Then untar it..there may be a quicker way..but this works. br> br> BTW..bzip2 is on the SuSE CD's. br> br> -->so to bother u ...but i've downloaded br> -->alsa-driver-0.5.9b.tar.bz2 br> --> br> -->-how do i 'untar'/'unzip' this file? br> You can do it all in one sweep with the following: bzip2 -cd <filename>.tar.bz2 | tar xvf - which will extract the contents of the package to the current directory leaving the package in it's tar.bz2 form. Some will opt for Ben's way, others will opt for this way, neither is right or wrong. All depends on which way your most comfortable with in the end. br> -- br> Cheers, br> br> Ben Rosenberg br> mailto:ben@whack.org br> ------------------------- br> "The only 'intuitive' interface is the nipple. After that, it's all learned." br> br> -- S.Toms - tomas@primenet.com - www.primenet.com/~tomas SuSE Linux v6.4+ - Kernel 2.2.16 Fortune's Real-Life Courtroom Quote #52: Q: What is your name? A: Ernestine McDowell. Q: And what is your marital status? A: Fair. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
Hello S.Toms, on Sunday, August 20, 2000 at 22:49:24 -0700, you sat in front of your keyboard and wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
br> You have to make sure you have bzip2 installed...and you can just br> type ... br> br> bzip2 -d <file> br> br> Then untar it..there may be a quicker way..but this works. br> br> BTW..bzip2 is on the SuSE CD's. br> br> -->so to bother u ...but i've downloaded br> -->alsa-driver-0.5.9b.tar.bz2 br> --> br> -->-how do i 'untar'/'unzip' this file? br>
You can do it all in one sweep with the following:
bzip2 -cd <filename>.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
which will extract the contents of the package to the current directory leaving the package in it's tar.bz2 form. Some will opt for Ben's way, others will opt for this way, neither is right or wrong. All depends on which way your most comfortable with in the end.
br> -- br> Cheers, br> br> Ben Rosenberg br> mailto:ben@whack.org br> ------------------------- br> "The only 'intuitive' interface is the nipple. After that, it's all learned." br> br>
How about tar -xIf <filename>.tar.bz2
Regards...
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Jean-François Bocquet
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