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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Greg Mayman wrote:
> > the FAQ file said to 'untar' the file in question (lynx.tgz)
> > but 'untar' doesn't seem to be there.
> >
> > Any alternative suggestions?
>
> Untar means extract (x) from a tar archive.
> tar -xf    extracts a tar file
> tar -zxf   extracts a zipped tar file
> tar -zxvf  extracts a zipped tar file verbosely
>
> Cheers,
> Steven


tar -zxvf /tmp/package.tgz will extract a file that is in /tmp to your 
current location.


tar -ztvf filename.tgz | less

produces a list of what is in the package (that you can arrow up and down 
in, or search in by typing / and the search term)



If you want to extra just one file, say usr/local/bin/lynx

tar -zxvf lynx.tgz usr/local/bin/lynx




For a list of what is in different linux packages download MANIFEST.gz 
from the website (or copy from a CD) and read with zless MANIFEST.gz.

I found a reference to 'untar' in linux newbies.  Try perusing that site 
for basic information.

Sindi