I can't quite figure out how gimp applies here. But a quick intro to tar flags. x = uncompress. mutually exclusive from c and t c = compress. mutually exclusive from x and t t = show. mutually exclusive from x and c So to create a tarball, use a c. z = use gzip. rename file with .gz j = use bzip2. rename file with .bz2. more compression than gzip, but less compatible and harder on the cpu. And finally, the f. Why an f? For "file". Now you may ask "why would I have to put an f on the end of every tar command I ever issue?!" That has to do with what "tar" means. Tape ARchive. As in those nasty tape backup devices that always break and need cleaning and take forever. Since you don't want to send it to tape, you have to tell it to work with files, which means "f". Throw a "v" in the args for verbosity. So "tar xzvf /path/to/tarball.tar.gz" would uncompress said gzipped tar into the current directory and tell you all about it. On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > did I do this correctly? it's been sitting there about two minutes doing > nothing: > > xxxx@Michaels-Laptop ~/Downloads $ sudo tar -xz > /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/gimp-save-for- > web-0.29.3.tar.bz2 > > On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> and maybe an 'allow from ip address' too >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James McPhee jmcphe@gmail.com