how to unpack a .tar.gz file on Solaris ?

[strikelit]

I have a tar.gz file that I need to unpack. I tried tar xvf filename and it didnt work.

 

[bluedragon2]

Do a:

gunzip <filename>

It will then get rid of the .gz. Then do a tar -xvf.



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If I wasn't Blue, I would just be a Dragon...

 

[djr111]

gunzip -c file_name.tar.gz |tar xvf -

if you are lazy like me and want it done all at once.

 

[Annihilannic]

if you are lazy like me and want it done all at once.

...or if you want to retain the original .gz file unmodified and timestamp unchanged, not to mention not having large .tar files lying around that many forget to delete (not looking at any DBAs!!!!).

Annihilannic.

 

[maximusGeek]

Depends on what version of tar your are running too. If you have gtar installed there is a compress and decompress flag

/usr/local/bin/tar -xvzf filename.tar.gz

The tar that comes with Solaris.. doe not have compression build in.