From owner-freebsd-newbies Thu Feb 4 08:57:54 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA15517 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:57:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from daimler-benz.com (pluto1.str.daimler-benz.com [53.122.2.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA15486 for ; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:57:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from norbert.meissner@daimlerchrysler.com) Received: by daimler-benz.com; id RAA15767; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 17:52:03 +0100 (MET) Received: from unknown(53.113.192.12) by pluto.daimler-benz.com via smap (3.2) id xmaa15744; Thu, 4 Feb 99 17:51:40 +0100 Received: by S97H1H02 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id <12BL540M>; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:00:36 +0100 Message-ID: From: "Meissner, Norbert" To: "'Eric Wayte'" , freebsd-newbies , iramiller Subject: AW: un-tarring a file? Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 17:57:03 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by hub.freebsd.org id IAA15502 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org grin try tar xvzf navigator-v408-export.x86-unknown-freebsd.tar.gz and you don't need the pipe. Greetings from Germany Norbert > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Eric Wayte [SMTP:ewayte@mail.ucf.edu] > Gesendet am: Donnerstag, 4. Februar 1999 17:01 > An: freebsd-newbies; iramiller > Betreff: Re: un-tarring a file? > > This command should do the trick: > > tar xvf navigator-v408-export.x86-unknown-freebsd.tar > > If you followed the instructions from Netscape, you would have used > this command to unzip and untar in one step: > > gzip -dc filename | tar -xvf - > > RTFM: http://home.netscape.com/download/install_instructions.html > > Eric Wayte > Database Administrator > University of Central Florida > ewayte@mail.ucf.edu > > > >>> ira miller 2/4/99 09:35:47 >>> > Hello, > Sorry to bother everyone again, but I have followed the > instructions > in the man pages and can't get this to work. I downloaded netscape > navigator standalone, the file name is: > > > navigator-v408-export.x86-unknown-freebsd.tar > > It was also with a .gz, but I was able to unzip that with the gunzip > utility, following the instructions. Now I have the tar file, and > I've > been > trying the following: > > Eco1# tar -x navigator-v408-export.x86-unknown-freebsd.tar > > It responds with : > > Tar: can't open /dev/rst0 : Device not configured. > > Can anyone help? I finally got my freebsd box on the network, I can > ftp and > telnet and ping, but I'd like to actually load a program or two on the > machine also. :-) > > > > Thanks, > > Ira Miller > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message