I'm sorry.... that went into the wrong email! but I forgot the 'file' flag On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 4:33 PM, James Mcphee wrote: > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: