18 Nov
1998
18 Nov
'98
01:24
OK, but can you untar a gzipped file? (ie untar a file originally called filename.whateverextension.GZ renamed to filename.whateverextension.TAR)? That's what's happening: a gzipped file is being RENAMED and then looks like a tarred file. The untar-utility tries very hard to recognize the structure of this file and fails because it is actually a gzipped file, NOT a tarred file. > > > > You can also use _ characters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > So you can also unzip tar_tar_tar.tar.gz files > > Marcel van Heemst > > Digital UNIX Software Specialist > digital MCS Holland > > Soon COMPAQ Customer Services > > ¯*+ *DTN > * E-mail: Marcel.vanHeemst@digital.com > > -o) Linux Penguin > /\\ > \ V > ¯¯ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marcel Broekman [SMTP:marcelbr@zap.a2000.nl] > > Sent: Monday, November 16, 1998 6:13 PM > > To: suse-linux-e@suse.com > > Subject: RE: [SuSE Linux] Defect CD ? > > > > > > You're probably right about the underscores however *tar.gz > changed into > > *tar.tar IS a problem! at least that's my expirience. > > > > Marcel Broekman. > > > > > > > > > > > I tend to ignore the underscore in place of the dot. The software > > > doesn't complain so why trouble yourself? > > > However FTP *IS* the way to go to get files efficiently > as the better > > > FTP clients can resume if the xfer is interrupted. > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > For some strange reason when you download tar-gzipped Linux > > > (or Unix) files > > > > with a Windows www-browser the names of the files are messed up. > > > > "Filename.version.number.Tar.gz" files are renamed to > > > > "Filename_version_number_Tar.tar". Change the names back to > > > the original > > > > names and try unzipping them again. You might want to > > > download files with > > > > FTP in the future. > > > > > > > > Hope this helps > > > > > > > > Marcel Broekman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: RE: [SuSE Linux] Defect CD ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hmm, i don't think so. > > > > > > > > If the file is a tar and gzip file the name MUST be .tar.gz > > > > if it is only a tar file ----> .tar > > > > > > > > If the file is a tar and gzip file and the name is .tar it > > > don't work with > > > > Winzip. > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Marcel van Heemst > > > > > > > > Digital UNIX Software Specialist > > > > digital MCS Holland > > > > > > > > Soon COMPAQ Customer Services > > > > > > > > _*+ *DTN > > > > * E-mail: Marcel.vanHeemst@digital.com > > > > > > > > -o) Linux Penguin > > > > /\\ > > > > \ V > > > > __ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Hakan.Bjork@ups.qd.se [SMTP:Hakan.Bjork@ups.qd.se] > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 13, 1998 3:37 PM > > > > > To: suse-linux-e@suse.com > > > > > Subject: RE: [SuSE Linux] Defect CD ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oki! > > > > > > > > > > That's right. But I think this error is with tar.tar files > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > Hakan Bjork > > > > > > > > > > >Wrong. You can also use Winzip to extract .tar.gz files. > > > >But you can't > > > > > make > > > > > >.tar.gz files. > > > > > > > > > > >Use Winzip 6.2 or Winzip 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > >Good luck > > > > > > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > >Marcel van Heemst > > > > > > > > > > >Digital UNIX Software Specialist > > > > > >digital MCS Holland > > > > > > > > > > >Soon COMPAQ Customer Services > > > > > > > > > > >_*+ *DTN > > > > > >* E-mail: Marcel.vanHeemst@digital.com > > > > > > > > > > >-o) Linux Penguin > > > > > >/\\ > > > > > >\ V > > > > > >__ > > > > > > > > > - > > To get out of this list, please send email to > majordomo@suse.com with > > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > - > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e