tar gz files

athenerx · 06-10-2001, 09:01 PM

how can I extract and install a file that come in format of tar and gz

mcleodnine · 06-10-2001, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by athenerx
how can I extract and install a file that come in format of tar and gz

I cheat

Code:

 tar -xvzf yourfile.tar.gz

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Code:

tar -xvzf mysql<TAB>

now that the file is extracted, cd to the folder and read the README and INSTALL files.

Rackemup · 06-13-2001, 01:20 PM

hmmm... I've been using

gunzip < filename.tar.gz | tar -xvf

to extract the files to my current location... maybe I've been doing things the hard way.

ugge · 06-13-2001, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mcleodnine
I cheat

Code:

tar -xvzf yourfile.tar.gz

I think that the option z must be first, like this tar -zxvf yourfile.tar.gz.
I have sometimes had trouble when z isn't the first option.