Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 12:57:08 +1200 (NZST) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: Pippins <pippins@2fords.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can't use the tar file Message-ID: <Pine.SC5.4.10.9904081254070.18598-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <000d01be8155$ffd36580$6c8e15d0@pippins>
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On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Pippins wrote:
> I am new to FreeBSD. I downloaded a window manager from the internet.
> It came in the form of a tar file. When I try "tar -x 'the file' "
> it says "can't open ` `device not configured /dev/rsa0.
>
`man tar' is your friend. The online manual pages should *always* be
your first stop for any problems you have. freebsd-question is where
you ask _after_ you read the man-pages.
"tar xf 'the file'" is the solution to your problem.
--
Jonathan Chen Once is dumb luck.
Twice is coincidence.
Three times and Somebody Is Trying To Tell You Something.
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