Try gunzip foo.tar.gz to check if the zipped file is OK. Then do a tar xvf Hope it helps you furhter,marc On Sat, 2004-06-19 at 09:36, javac javac wrote: > I don't understand why the following doesn't work: > > tar -xzfv opera-7.51-20040602.1-static-qt.i386-en.tar.gz > > gives: > > tar (child): v: Cannot open: No such file or directory > tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now > tar: Child returned status 2 > tar: opera-7.51-20040602.1-static-qt.i386-en.tar.gz: Not found in archive > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > > what am i doing wrong, please? > > the manual page on tar doesn't help much.. > > thanks, > > javac at mail dot com > -- > ___________________________________________________________ > Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com > http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm > >
