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From: jpm@logixwi.UUCP (Jan-Piet Mens @ Logix GmbH, Wiesbaden)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: use of *.Tar.Z
Message-ID: <1156@logixwi.UUCP>
Date: 6 Mar 91 12:10:15 GMT
References: <91063.211126NU142696@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
Reply-To: jpm@logixwi.UUCP (Jan-Piet Mens)
Organization: Logix GmbH, Wiesbaden, W-Germany
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In article <91063.211126NU142696@NDSUVM1.BITNET> NU142696@NDSUVM1.BITNET writes:
>If you know how to make or unpack the *.tar.Z files, please send me some
>information. Thank you very much.


To unpack the files:
	$ zcat file.tar | tar xvf -
   or   $ zcat file.tar.Z | tar xvf -

To create:
	$ tar cvf file.tar *				# creates file.tar
	$ compress file.tar				# creates file.tar.Z

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Jan-Piet Mens, Logix GmbH				    jpm@logixwi.UUCP
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