[wellylug] Very Simple Command

[Enkidu]

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 08:28:01 +1300, you wrote:

>
>I need to be able to extract .tar.gz & .tar.bz2 files from the command
>line.
>What are the 2 commands? I've looked in the man files, but I can't get
>it going how I want it.
>
>I want to be able to extract the file directly, keeping the original
>archive.
>
tar zxvf <filename> for tar.gz file. There's an extra parameter for
bz2 files. Make sure you are in the directory where you want to
extract the files to before you run it.

Cheers,

Cliff
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