Tried tar -t rdeskt~1.gz Tried tar -t rdesktop-1.1.0.tar.gz Tried tar -tg rdeskt~1.gz Tried tar -tg rdesktop-1.1.0.tar.gz Tried tar -xg rdeskt~1.gz Tried tar -xg rdesktop-1.1.0.tar.gz Tried tar -xg rdeskt~1.gz Tried tar -xg rdesktop-1.1.0.tar.gz Tried several more combinations. Don't you need a -f in the tar command? I.E 'tar -xvf <filename>' v/r -Mike