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
>
>
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