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Date:      Sat, 16 Mar 2002 20:50:19 -0800
From:      joshua lokken <joshualokken@attbi.com>
To:        fcash@bigfoot.com
Cc:        newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: untar dir of binaries for X
Message-ID:  <73QMXW0QKNKROHEUTFNHGBWUQOFDDB.3c94208b@jolok>
In-Reply-To: <3C925A15.26705.985C1B@localhost>

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Ok, thanks alot.  So, if it's just *.tar, then I can leave off the 'z', 
right?  I think I understand.  The error message I got was due to 
the fact that I wasn't specifying the 'f' flag!?  Why wait a week or 
two?

Jolok


3/15/2002 8:31:17 PM, "Freddie Cash" <fcash@bigfoot.com> 
wrote:

>Please post technical question to the -questions list.  Search 
the 
>archives beforehand though.  Also, you should read the 
Handbook and 
>familiarise yourself with the man command ("man man" for 
more info).
>
>> I downloaded the binaries for XFree86-4.2.0.  I have them in 
>> /root/tmp.  How do I untar this thing?  I keep getting 
>> "/dev/sa0:  device not configured.
>
>Wait about a week and install it via the ports/packages.
>
>If you absolutely must install it now, then "man tar".  :)  Pay 
>attention to the -x -z and -f options.
>
>Cheers,
>Freddie			PhoenixTek Consulting
>fcash@bigfoot.com	Unix / Networking Services
>			(250) 314-4029
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

joshualokken@attbi.com
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