Use "tar -xzvf <file>"
x - extract
z - unzip using gzip
v - verbose
f - file to untar
the -f option allways has to be last, if its a bzip archive you can use
the -j option instead of -z
On Sun, Feb 23, 2003 at 06:21:01PM -0700, Michael Havens wrote:
> , you will have to compile a kernel module to get
> > the drivers working properly.
>
> Wonderful! Just what I needed to hear.... I get to play around code.
> --
> :-)~Mike~(-:
>
> file:/Downloads/GeForce256sdrDriver/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4180.tar.gz
> file:/Downloads/GeForce256sdrDriver/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4180.tar.gz
>
> I tried unpacking these with tar -zx <file name> but it keeps freezing up on
> me. Any suggestions?
>
> [bmike1@localhost bmike1]$ cd / Downloads/Ge*
> [bmike1@localhost /]$ cd /Downloads/Ge*
> [bmike1@localhost GeForce256sdrDriver]$ ls
> NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4180.tar.gz NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4180.tar.gz
> [bmike1@localhost GeForce256sdrDriver]$ man tar
> [bmike1@localhost GeForce256sdrDriver]$ tar -x *.ke*
>
> [1]+ Stopped tar -x *.ke*
> [bmike1@localhost GeForce256sdrDriver]$ tar -x
> *.ke*NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4180.tar.gz
> ^[[D^[[D
> [2]+ Stopped tar -x *.ke*NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4180.tar.gz
> [bmike1@localhost GeForce256sdrDriver]$ tar -x NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4180.tar.gz
> tar -x
> NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4180.tar.gz^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[
>
> [3]+ Stopped tar -x NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4180.tar.gz
> [bmike1@localhost GeForce256sdrDriver]$ tar -zx NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4180.tar.gz
>
> [4]+ Stopped tar -zx NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4180.tar.gz
> [bmike1@localhost GeForce256sdrDriver]$ tar -zx NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4180.tar.gz
>
>
>
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