Linux basics Pt.2
Part 2: Some files are in a compressed state often in the format xx.xx.xx.tar.gz to get them out you will need to ”untar and unzip” them. use the cmd(command): tar -zxvf filename.tar.gz these files are first tar´red and then compressed (gzipped) to make one of these yourself use: tar -cvf archive.tar files and then once they´re tarred use: gzip file the reason is that gzip only ”takes” one file You probably have a CD-Rom on … Continue reading