Re: Need help with ".Z" files...

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From: Ed Saffle
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:17

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In article <torresce.724340604@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> torresce@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Alex "Mystic" Soto) writes:
>comptec91006@camins.camosun.bc.ca (Michael Botten) writes:
>
>Actually, doesn't .Z mean they are tar'ed?  I think compressed or packed is
>small .z

  Nope.  the .Z is for compressed format.  You need an uncompress from unix
or something that'll do a similar job.  The .z (small z) is for unix pak
programs.  Tar doesn't actually add an extension, but mst people will add an
extension of .tar so that when compressed you get the .tar.Z extension.  

Ed

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From: esaffle@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Ed Saffle)
Subject: Re: Need help with ".Z" files...
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