[linux-help] Re: Unzipping *.gz files

[Weqaar Ali Janjua <wxjanjua@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

gzip -dc filename.extension | tar -xvf -
Hope this helps.
Weqaar Ali Janjua
B.E.Computer Engineering
WSU

>===== Original Message From linux-help@xxxxxxxxx =====
>Yeah, but if you have *.tgz file, and just gunzip it, you'll have a *.tar
>file:  It's pretty much same as *.tar.gz.
>
>gzip -u <file>.gz would work fine too.
>
>(Or take the file to windoz machine and use winzip or winrar  :P  )
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
>> Behalf Of Jeff Vian
>> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 11:48 PM
>> To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [linux-help] Re: Unzipping *.gz files
>>
>>
>>
>> this also works for files with a   *.tgz extension.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jonathan Hall" <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 8:39 PM
>> Subject: [linux-help] Re: Unzipping *.gz files
>>
>>
>> >
>> > gunzip <file>.gz
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Apr 14, 2001 at 08:34:44PM -0500, Patrick R. Klee wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I was wondering, how do I unzip, not *.tar.gz files but files
>> with just
>> > > the *.gz extension.
>> > > I have netrek and that's the only way to unzip it.  They don't have
>> > > anything else.
>> > >
>> > > Cheers,
>> > > Patrick
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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