Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 20:38:43 -0600 (CST) From: Rob Snow <rsnow@txdirect.net> To: Dale Benzer <ipc1@tribeca.ios.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: device rst0 and tar Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951219203628.323A-100000@oasis.txdirect.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD.3.91.951219194329.23442A-100000@tribeca.ios.com>
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On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Dale Benzer wrote: > > Hi, > > Another stupid newbie question: > > I have a file /home/dale/temp/noweb-2.7a.tar > > I am su. > > I type > tar x /home/dale/temp/noweb-2.7a.tar > > BSD returns > tar: cannot open dev/rst0: Device not configured > > I have chmoded everything in sight... > > Why must she speak in such mysterious ways? > > How can I get my file untarred? > > Thanks, > > Dale try: tar xvf /home/dale/temp/noweb-2.7a.tar to see the files as they are un-tarred. (v is for verbose) or tar xf /home/dale/temp/noweb-2.7a.tar or even cat /home/dale/temp/noweb-2.7a.tar | tar xf - __________________________________________________________________ Rob Snow Powered by FreeBSD rsnow@txdirect.net http://www.freebsd.org
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