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Old 12-21-2003, 09:39 AM   #1
akihandyman
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How to extract tar.bz2 files?

I have been using mouse right click to extract here but now I have to use command as root.
 
Old 12-21-2003, 09:49 AM   #2
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Try:
tar -xjf /path/to/file.tar.bz2
 
Old 12-21-2003, 03:04 PM   #3
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try man tar
 
Old 12-21-2003, 03:17 PM   #4
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do
bzip2 -d and the file Name

then

tar -xf and the file name

that's how I do it and it always work
 
  


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