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Subject: [linux-help] Re: Unzipping files with the *.gz extension
From: Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 17:12:08 -0600
Reply-to: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx 
On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 05:07:09PM -0500, Patrick Klee wrote:
> Hi,
>     I know how to untar *.tgz and *.tar.gz files, but I don't know how
> to untar *.gz files.  For on thing, I try to download something, but
> Netscape tries to save without the *.gz extension.  Any suggestions?


A *.gz file may not be tar'd. It my only be gzipped. Use gunzip to
unzip it. If it is tar'd, then do it the same as you do for *.tgz or
*.tar.gz.

Steve

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