Re: Decoding a TAR file ??

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From: Peter Hamilton
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 00:00

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In article <829851451snz@longley.demon.co.uk>
           David@longley.demon.co.uk "David Longley" writes:

> Can someone tell me where (exact site and path/filename) I can get a
> utility which will let me unpack the contents of a .tar file?

Sure, it's called Linux :)

...but a dos utility can be found at:
ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/mirrors/simtel/msdos/archiver/extar10.zip
I've used it, and it works rather well.

Pete.
-- 
"Windows 95 supports non-Microsoft general applications in the same
 way that a rope supports a man about to be hanged."

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