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<filename>.tar.Z is a compressed tar archive. One way of unpacking this is
to use the following :

zcat <filename>.tar.Z | tar xvf -

alternatively you could do it in two steps - but this creates an extra
intermediate file:

uncompress <filename>.tar.Z  (which produces <filename>.tar)
tar xvf  <filename>.tar

Always transfer files of this kind in binary mode with any ftp program. For
standard command line ftp or MSDOS ftp type bin before begining transfer.

If the file is renamed during transfer just rename it to the original - make
sure the Z is in caps on the UNIX side. On the Windows side WinZip should be
able to open a valid compressed tar archive.



Richard <richard.walker@virtualis.com> wrote in message
news:38193BA1.4799E9EE@virtualis.com...
> hello,
> my name is richard, i am having a terrible time trying to un-tar the
> apache download.
>
> i am downloading it to my windows machine then using WS_FTP to get it
> onto my Linux box.  i am using Linux 5.1
>
> i noticed that the file name for some reason changes from
> apache_1_3_9_tar.Z to
> apache_1_3_9_tar.tar when i download it to my windows machine. i dont
> know why this happens.  so next i use WS_FTP to send it to my Linux
> box.  then i try to un-tar the file and nothing happens. i can let it
> sit for hours and nothing. what am i doing wrong here?
>
> the tar comand line i use us like this -
>   tar -x -v apache_1_3_9_tar.tar
>
> after entering that command i just get a blinking cursor on a new line.
> no output no nothing.  it will just stay like that until i hit CTRL+C
> then i get my command line back.
>
> i have also tried this with the apache_1_3_9.tar.gz file with the same
> exact results except the file name is not changed when i download onto
> my windows machine.
>
>
> i am at a compleate loss here.  how do i un-tar this file. nothing i do
> seems to work.
>
> Richard
>
>